Interesting Facts About Presidents of America

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Key Takeaway

In light of the 2020 U.S.

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Interesting Facts About Presidents of America

In light of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, let's explore some intriguing facts about the most notable Presidents of the United States!

Quick Stats(3)

Item	Detail
Total no. of US Presidents	47
Current President of the United States	Donald Trump.(upcoming)*
First President of the United States	George Washington(1789)*

Total no. of US Presidents

Current President of the United States*

Donald Trump.(upcoming)

First President of the United States*

George Washington(1789)

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- Known as the "Father of His Country."(12)

Item	Detail
First President to be born in the United States	Martin Van Buren(New York)
First & Only US President who servedmore than Two Terms	Franklin D. Roosevelt
President for the longest duration	Franklin D. Roosevelt(12 years)
First President who servedTwo Non-consecutive Terms	Grover Cleveland(1885 – 1889 & 1893 – 1897, 22nd & 24th respectively.)
First American President to be impeached	Andrew Johnson(February 24, 1868)
First US President to run against a Woman Candidate	Ulysses S. Grant(against Virginia Woodhull of “Equal Rights Party” in 1872)
First Hollywood Actor to be Elected as American President	Ronald Reagan(acted in 53 films)
First US President to name an African American to his Cabinet	Lyndon B. Johnson
First Person to become Vice President and later President Without being Elected to either Office	Gerald Ford*
First & Only U.S. President to Resign from Office	Richard Nixon(August 9, 1974, 37th President)
First African American President	Barack Obama(2009)
First President born outside the Contiguous United States	Barack Obama(Honolulu, Hawaii)

First President to be born in the United States

Martin Van Buren(New York)

First & Only US President who servedmore than Two Terms

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President for the longest duration

Franklin D. Roosevelt(12 years)

First President who servedTwo Non-consecutive Terms

Grover Cleveland(1885 – 1889 & 1893 – 1897, 22nd & 24th respectively.)

First American President to be impeached

Andrew Johnson(February 24, 1868)

First US President to run against a Woman Candidate

Ulysses S. Grant(against Virginia Woodhull of “Equal Rights Party” in 1872)

First Hollywood Actor to be Elected as American President

Ronald Reagan(acted in 53 films)

First US President to name an African American to his Cabinet

Lyndon B. Johnson

First Person to become Vice President and later President Without being Elected to either Office*

Gerald Ford

First & Only U.S. President to Resign from Office

Richard Nixon(August 9, 1974, 37th President)

First African American President

Barack Obama(2009)

First President born outside the Contiguous United States

Barack Obama(Honolulu, Hawaii)

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- John F. Kennedy –(2)

Item	Detail
Oldest Elected President	Joe Biden(78 years old)
Old Living US President	Jimmy Carter(96 years old)

Oldest Elected President

Joe Biden(78 years old)

Old Living US President

Jimmy Carter(96 years old)

White House Facts(6)

Item	Detail
Official Residence of the President of America	White House(Washington, D.C.)*
The President who chose the site for the White House	George Washington(1791)
First President to reside in White Office	John Adams(1800)
First American President to call his residence the “White House”	Theodore Roosevelt(Former Names - Executive Mansion & President’s House)First US President to host an Indian Chief in the White House –Ulysses S. Grant
First and Only US President to be married in the White House	Grover Cleveland(June 2, 1886)
First American President who opened the White House for public tours	Thomas Jefferson

Official Residence of the President of America*

White House(Washington, D.C.)

The President who chose the site for the White House

George Washington(1791)

First President to reside in White Office

John Adams(1800)

First American President to call his residence the “White House”

Theodore Roosevelt(Former Names - Executive Mansion & President’s House)First US President to host an Indian Chief in the White House –Ulysses S. Grant

First and Only US President to be married in the White House

Grover Cleveland(June 2, 1886)

First American President who opened the White House for public tours

Thomas Jefferson

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U.S. Presidents & Technology(10)

Item	Detail
First US President to have his Inauguration Reported by Telegraph	James K. Polk
First American President to be Photographed	John Quincy Adams(Son of John Adams)
First President to address the nation over the Radio	Warren Harding
First President to use a Telephone (Phone no: 1)	Rutherford B. Hayes
First US President to Campaign by Telephone	William McKinley
First President to ride in an Automobile	William McKinley
First American President to appear on TV	Franklin D. Roosevelt(April 30, 1939, opening ceremonies of the World's Fair)
First President to ride in an Airplane	Franklin D. Roosevelt
First American President to give a speech on Television	Harry S. Truman
First President Licensed to Fly an Airplane	Dwight D. Eisenhower

First US President to have his Inauguration Reported by Telegraph

James K. Polk

First American President to be Photographed

John Quincy Adams(Son of John Adams)

First President to address the nation over the Radio

Warren Harding

First President to use a Telephone (Phone no: 1)

Rutherford B. Hayes

First US President to Campaign by Telephone

William McKinley

First President to ride in an Automobile

William McKinley

First American President to appear on TV

Franklin D. Roosevelt(April 30, 1939, opening ceremonies of the World's Fair)

First President to ride in an Airplane

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First American President to give a speech on Television

Harry S. Truman

First President Licensed to Fly an Airplane

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Presidential Travels(7)

Item	Detail
First US President to Travel Outside America	Theodore Roosevelt(to Panama)
First U.S. President to visit all 50 states	Richard Nixon
First US President to visit the West Coast	Rutherford B. Hayes
Total No. of US Presidential Visits to India	8
First American President to visit India	Dwight D. Eisenhower(1959)
First American President to address Indian Parliament	Jimmy Carter(1978)
First American President to visit China	Richard Nixon

First US President to Travel Outside America

Theodore Roosevelt(to Panama)

First U.S. President to visit all 50 states

Richard Nixon

First US President to visit the West Coast

Rutherford B. Hayes

Total No. of US Presidential Visits to India

First American President to visit India

Dwight D. Eisenhower(1959)

First American President to address Indian Parliament

Jimmy Carter(1978)

First American President to visit China

Richard Nixon

U.S. Presidents & Nobel Prize(4)

Item	Detail
Total no.of Presidents to receive Nobel Prize	4(Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter & Barack Obama)
First American to win the Nobel Peace Prize	Theodore Roosevelt(1906, for his efforts in Russo-Japanese War)
US President to receive Nobel Peace Prize after leaving Office	Jimmy Carter(2002)
The 44th President of USA who received Nobel Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”	Barack Obama(2009)*

Total no.of Presidents to receive Nobel Prize

4(Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter & Barack Obama)

First American to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Theodore Roosevelt(1906, for his efforts in Russo-Japanese War)

US President to receive Nobel Peace Prize after leaving Office

Jimmy Carter(2002)

The 44th President of USA who received Nobel Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”*

Barack Obama(2009)

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Presidential Assassinations and Deaths(5)

Item	Detail
No.of Presidents Assassinated	4
Abraham Lincoln,James A. Garfield,William McKinleyJohn F. KennedyFirst American president to be assassinated	Abraham Lincoln(April 14, 1865, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.).No. of American Presidents Who Died In Office –8(William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt & John F. Kennedy)
First US President to die in Office	William Henry Harrison(32 days after being elected)
President for the Shortest Duration	William Henry Harrison
Youngest President to Die in Office	John F. Kennedy(46 years old)

No.of Presidents Assassinated

Abraham Lincoln,James A. Garfield,William McKinleyJohn F. KennedyFirst American president to be assassinated

Abraham Lincoln(April 14, 1865, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.).No. of American Presidents Who Died In Office –8(William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt & John F. Kennedy)

First US President to die in Office

William Henry Harrison(32 days after being elected)

President for the Shortest Duration

William Henry Harrison

Youngest President to Die in Office

John F. Kennedy(46 years old)

Fun Facts & Miscellaneous(8)

Item	Detail
Only US President who never married	James Buchanan
American President who won Grammy Award Twice	Bill Clinton
Last Founding Father to Serve as American President	James Monroe
The term “O.K.” is credited to be introduced by US President	Martin Van Buren
The U.S. President who signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia	Andrew Johnson
Only American President who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	William H. Taft(1921-1930)*
The President who approved “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the USA	Herbert Hoover
First U.S. Vice President who ascended to the Presidency upon the death of a President	John Tyler*

Only US President who never married

James Buchanan

American President who won Grammy Award Twice

Bill Clinton

Last Founding Father to Serve as American President

James Monroe

The term “O.K.” is credited to be introduced by US President

Martin Van Buren

The U.S. President who signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia

Andrew Johnson

Only American President who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court*

William H. Taft(1921-1930)

The President who approved “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the USA

Herbert Hoover

First U.S. Vice President who ascended to the Presidency upon the death of a President*

John Tyler

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Interesting Facts About Presidents of America

Key Takeaway

Interesting Facts About Presidents of America

Quick Stats(3)

- Known as the "Father of His Country."(12)

- John F. Kennedy –(2)

White House Facts(6)

U.S. Presidents & Technology(10)

Presidential Travels(7)

U.S. Presidents & Nobel Prize(4)

Presidential Assassinations and Deaths(5)

Fun Facts & Miscellaneous(8)

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