Who was the first US president to ride in an automobile?

McGruff

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to ride in a car while in office. His fifth cousin and the 32nd President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was the first to ride in an airplane. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/02/presfacts.html President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09) was not only the first President to ride in an automobile, but also the first President to travel outside the country ... http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/facts.html Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Number: 26th Years he was President: 1901--1909 State Represented: New York Party Affiliation: Republican Fact(s): Born and died in New York. First president to ride in a car while president. http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/theodoreroosevelt.html William H. Taft, 27th President: 1909-1913 • William Taft was the first president to own a car. http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/pres/trivia.htm Apr 05 01, 10:39 PM

pharis

The first US president to ride in an automobile was not Theodore Roosevelt as many people suggest, but it was William McKinley in 1901. An electric ambulance transported him after he was shot by a deranged anarchist. Eight days later, he died and his vice president Theodore Roosevelt became the president. Roosevelt was the first to ride in a car, but not the first to ride in an automobile. William McKinley, 25th President: 1897-1901 • First president to ride in an automobile. http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/pres/trivia.htm Although William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt had ridden in automobiles, it was not until William H. Taft became Chief Executive in 1909 that the White House officially changed from horses to cars and began to supply official vehicles for use by the President. Using a $12,000 appropriation, the first White House chauffeur was given the job of identifying the most appropriate cars. Seeking the “best deals,” he purchased one White Steamer, two Pierce-Arrows, and a Baker Electric. Warren Harding was the first President who knew how to drive a car before entering office and became the first President to ride to his inauguration in an automobile, which was a Packard Twin Six supplied by the Republican National Committee. http://www.petersen.org/default.cfm?docid=1037 [Edited to add reference - McG] Apr 12 06, 9:42 PM

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