USA presidents
John Adams
He was the first president to live in the White House, he moved in before it was finished
Dwight David Eisenhower
His first son died of scarlet fever at age 3
Chester Alan Arthur
His grandfather was George Washington
John Tyler
Loved kids, had 15 children
James Knox Polk
his wife Sarah introduced the tradition of the annual White House Thanksgiving dinner
Lyndon Baines Johnson
his's wife was key to his success
Woodrow Wilson
learned to read when he was ten years old
James Madison
shortest president
John Quincy Adams
son of John Adams
Theodore Roosevelt
was blind in the left eye after boxing.
Barack Obama
elected as the first African American president of the US in 2008
Grover Cleveland
first Democrat elected after the Civil War
Andrew Jackson
first president to ride a train
Harry Truman
gave the order to drop the atomic bomb which is illeagal
Richard Nixon
he could play five musical instruments
William McKinley
he had a pet parrot who could whislte the tune of 'Yankee Doodle"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
he met with Farouk I, king of Egypt, and Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia.
James Monroe
he nearly died after being shot during the battle of Trenton.
Thomas Jefferson
he was a terrible public speaker but spoke 6 different languages
Calvin Coolidge
Acquired the name "Silent Cal" for being so soft-spoken.
James Abram Garfield
Could write with both hands at the same time - in different languages
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Died of a heart attack.
Donald Trump
Famous billionaire in the 80s
Martin Van Buren
First President born an American citizen - all before him were born in the British colonies
Millard Fillmore
First President to have a stove and running water in the White House
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
First President to use a phone - his phone number was 1
Franklin Pierce
First president to have a Christmas tree
Andrew Johnson
He was buried wrapped in American Flag with a copy of the U.S. Constitution for a pillow
Benjamin Harrison
Grandson of William Henry Harrison
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
He donated his congressional and presidential salaries to charity
Gerald Rudolph Ford
He nearly lost his life when a typhoon hit his Navy aircraft carrier during World War II
Zachary Taylor
James Madison's cousin
Grover Cleveland
Married in the White House
Ulysses S. Grant
The "S" in his name didn't stand for anything
Bill Clinton
Played the saxophone on national TV
George Walker Bush
President during 9/11.
William Henry Harrison
President for only 31 days, died of pneumonia.
Jimmy Carter
Shot his sister with a BB gun after she threw a wrench at him
Herbert Hoover
Spoke chinese to his wife to keep their stories private
George Herbert Walker Bush
Survived 4 planes crashes during World War II
Abraham Lincoln
Tallest President
William Howard Taft
Tended to fall asleep at public functions
Ronald Reagan
he was also known to some as the "Jelly Bean Man" because of his love of them
George Washington
his favorite food was ice cream
James Buchanan
his niece was a White House hostess
