Facts about US Presidents
How many us president have there been?
There have been 46 US presidents including Joseph R. Biden.
President would be referred to as your highness. But Washington preferred the much more humble sounding Mr President.
All of them have special characteristics in them. During tenure of some of Mr. President, they created history by decision or amendment.
Some presidents had/have unique background. Some hailed from grass root level, some came from various field of Art & Culture, Education, Science & Technology.
Now, a new trend is on the way, mostly corporate background contesting to be Mr. President of United States, some them also succeeded..
John Adams founded the United States marine band in 1798. They are the oldest band in America.
Thomas Jefferson is credited to establish the University of Virginia.
James Madison proposed a bill of rights to congress which included the first ten amendments of the United States constitution.
James Monroe bought the state of Florida for five million dollars.
John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator while he was in the white house.
Andrew Jackson adopted two Native American children which is ironic for some people because Andrew Jackson had such a poor reputation with the Native Americans.
Martin Van Buren is the only president not to be a native English speaker. Van Buren Mother Tongue was Dutch.
William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidency lasting only 32 days after John Tyler served as president he went to the House of Representatives for the confederate states of America.
James K. Polk held office hours for regular citizens to voice their concerns.
Zachary Taylor's daughter married Jefferson Davis but they got divorced before he became president of the confederacy.
Millard Fillmore had no vice president.
Franklin Pierce defeated General Winfield Scott in the 1852 election. Winfield Scott was pierce's a commanding officer in the Mexican-American war.
James Buchanan is the only president never to get married.
Abraham Lincoln was selected in the wrestling hall of fame for his bets performance in wrestling.
Andrew Johnson was a tailor and made much of his own clothing.
Ulysses Grant was friend of Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote his biography.
Rutherford B. Hayes presidential period Telephone was installed in the white house.
James Garfield was convinced by Abraham Lincoln to leave the army during the civil war to start a career in politics.
Chester Arthur had the first-yard sale at the White House.
Grover Cleveland is was selected 22nd and 24th president of the US. He's the only president to be elected for two non-consecutive periods.
Benjamin Harrison was the grandson in relation with William Henry Harrison and they are the only combination of grandson grandfather to serve as president
William Mckinley is the first president, who rides in an automobile.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to win a Nobel peace prize as president.
He adopted a foreign policy that would extend American influence on the world stage.
His goal with this was to spread peace internationally in 1906.He made lead role in convincing Japan and Russia to join a peace conference in Portsmouth situated in New Hampshire to end their conflict.
The Portsmouth treaty ended the Russo-Japanese war and as a result, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
William Taft is the only president to be on the Supreme Court.
Woodrow Wilson barely had any political experience before becoming president.
Warren G Harding gambled away White house goods in a game of poker.
Calvin Coolidge is the only president of the United States to be born on the 4th of July.
Herbert Hoover and his wife spoke Chinese in the White House when they wanted to talk in private.
Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times to office and is the only president to be elected more than twice.
The S in Harry S. Truman's name stands for nothing.
Dwight Eisenhower is the only president of the 20th century to also be a US general. There are 12 US presidents to hold the title of General.
John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize.
Lyndon Baines Johnson's was as a teacher before being elected as President of the US.
Richard Nixon was able to play five instruments - the piano, saxophone, clarinet, accordion and violin.
Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. Then her mother remarried a man named Gerald Ford and changed her son's name from Leslie to Gerald Ford Jr.
Jimmy Carter is the only president to report seeing a UFO.
Ronald Reagan used to be a lifeguard and is credited with saving over 70 lives.
George H.W. Bush played baseball at Yale.
Bill Clinton is the only president to be a Rhodes Scholar which is a prestigious academic achievement.
George W. Bush was arrested in college for stealing a wreath.
Barack Obama is the only president born outside the continental US
President Donald Trump is the only United States president to be a billionaire and therefore is the richest man to serve.
and last
Joe Biden is the oldest president of the US having the age of 77. He was stutter as a child and was humiliated by his classmates for his stammering.