President John Quincy Adams…
President John Quincy Adams owned an alligator which he kept in the White House.
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats…
Abraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats over shoals and obstructions, making him the only US president to hold a patent.
View ArticleIn 1984, a young boy named Andy Smith wrote…
In 1984, a young boy named Andy Smith wrote a letter to Ronald Reagan asking for federal funds to clean his bedroom after his mother called it a “disaster area.”
View ArticleWhile at the toilet, president Carter hit a secret…
While at the toilet, president Carter hit a secret “panic button” thinking it was a flush toilet button and Secret Service responded by bursting into the room while the president was still zipping up...
View ArticlePresident Nixon, after many years of refusing…
President Nixon, after many years of refusing to release his tax returns for review, said “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” After the...
View ArticleFormer US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed…
Former US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”. 61
View ArticleAll presidents and first ladies have secret service…
All presidents and first ladies have secret service protection for life, and any children of former presidents get secret service protection until they turn 16. 00
View ArticleAt 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received…
At 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received a recruiting letter from the Marine Corps while he was President. 70
View Article20th President James A. Garfield was ambidextrous and was versed…
20th President James A. Garfield was ambidextrous and was versed in both Greek and Latin. He would sometimes entertain his friends by having them ask him questions and then writing the answers...
View ArticleAndrew Jackson was the first sitting president to almost…
Andrew Jackson was the first sitting president to almost be assassinated. After the first pistol failed to be discharged a second pistol was pulled, that one too misfired. The likelihood of both...
View ArticleRussian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words…
Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words to the U.S. President upon meeting in 1995 were, “Do you think O.J. did it?” 52
View ArticleJanet Jagen is the first American woman…
Janet Jagen is the first American woman to be become president of a country. She was born in Chicago, moved to Guyana, and was elected president there. Janet Jagen was also the wife of former president...
View ArticleOne of the most well known Presidents of the USA…
One of the most well known Presidents of the USA, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt, was against putting “In God We Trust” on currency, saying it would “… cheapen such a motto by use on coins, postage stamps,...
View ArticleIn 1901, a doctor was told mid-surger…
In 1901, a doctor was told mid-surgery that he was needed urgently elsewhere, to which he responded that he could not leave “even for the President of the United States”. He was then told he needed to...
View ArticleJohn F. Kennedy enjoyed a “privileged…
John F. Kennedy enjoyed a “privileged childhood of elite private schools, sailboats, servants and summer homes” during the Great Depression. He later claimed that he only learned about the Great...
View ArticleFranklin D. Roosevelt’s disability…
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s disability was largely unknown to the public. He was diagnosed with polio and was mostly paralyzed from the waist down. When photographers tried to catch him in his wheelchair,...
View ArticleIce Cream, Macaroni and Cheese…
Ice Cream, Macaroni and Cheese, French Fries, and Champagne were all popularized in or introduced to America by President Thomas Jefferson.
View ArticleLater in life an Alzheimer…
Later in life an Alzheimer stricken Ronald Reagan would rake leaves from his pool for hours, not realizing they were being replenished by his Secret Service agents.
View ArticleIn 1981, Ronald Reagan fired…
In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers after they refused to end their strike and subsequently banned them from federal service for life. Ironically, the air traffic controllers...
View ArticleTeddy Roosevelt regularly…
Teddy Roosevelt regularly staged boxing matches in the White House, taking on anyone he could – including professional boxers. He only stopped boxing when his eyesight was permanently damaged by a...
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