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| William McKinley campaigned almost exclusively from his front porch. True or false? | Presidential Facts 1 (joopie) |
t. He was the third President to be assassinated in history.
| William Henry Harrison held the office of President for the shortest amount of time. How long was he in office? | Presidential Trivial Facts (robmeister) |
31 days. W.H. Harrison died from pneumonia on April 4, 1841, exactly one month after taking office (at theattime, the inauguration was held in March). It is believed that his illness stemmed from a cold that he had contracted after delivering his inaugural address (which is the longest on record, at 1 hour, 45 minutes).
| Why was Andrew Johnson impeached by Congress? | The Complete Quiz of U.S. Presidents (diamondjim68) |
He violated the Tenure of Office Act. Johnson fired his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, without the consent of the Senate. He was acquitted by one vote and remained in office until the end of his term.
| Why did Harry S Truman not have a full middle name? | Presidential Trivial Facts (robmeister) |
His parents couldn't decide which grandfather's name to use. Harry Truman's paternal grandfather was Anderson Shipp Truman, and his maternal grandfather was Solomon Young. After reaching an impasse between Shipp and Solomon, Truman's parents simply gave him the initial "S" to represent both grandfathers. As a result, Harry Truman's middle initial officially does not contain a period after it.
| Whose was the first Presidential library? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
Rutherford B. Hayes. Located in Fremont, Ohio. Hayes had many such 'firsts'--first to use a typewriter in the White House, first to use a telephone in the White House, and he started the White House Easter Egg roll tradition.
| Whose presidency saw the song 'Jingle Bells' sung for the first time? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
| Whose nickname is 'Old Rough and Ready? | Interesting Presidential Facts (finlady) |
Zachary Taylor. Because of his firm stand against appeasing the south and his bluff and soldierly qualities it won him his nickname.
| Whose grave can be found in Montpelier Station, Virginia? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
James Madison. Jefferson's grave is near Charlottesville, Virginia.
| Whose daughter had the last White House Wedding? | Interesting Presidential Facts (finlady) |
Richard Nixon. Tricia Nixon had the last White House Wedding when she married Edward Cox. Her portrait was on Life Magazine.
| Who was the youngest president when he took office? | Weird Presidential Facts (auntbea) |
T.R. Roosevelt. This one wasn't too hard. Kennedy 43 when he was the youngest man ever ELECTED to the office of the presidency. T.R. was 42 when he took office after McKinley was assassinated.
| Who was the youngest president in office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Theodore Roosevelt. He was sworn in after William McKinley's death?
| Who was the youngest person ever to become President? | Facts about the Presidents (rae1980) |
Theodore Roosevelt. JFK was 43 when he was elected President. Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest to become president at 42 after the assassination of McKinley.
| Who was the only President to serve during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
Andrew Jackson. He served in both.
| Who was the only president to serve 2 terms that were not back to back? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Grover Cleveland. He was the 22nd and the 24th president.
| Who was the only President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms? | Facts about the Presidents (rae1980) |
Grover Cleveland. He served the first time from 1885 - 1889 and again from 1893 - 1897.
| Who was the only President to resign? | Facts about the Presidents (rae1980) |
Richard Nixon. He resigned before he could be impeached.
| Who was the only president to resign from office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Richard Nixon . After a house committe recommended impeachment for Watergate scandal.
| Who was the only president to have been impeached and forced to leave office? | Facts About US Presidents (msgene) |
none - this never happened. Contrary to popular belief, Andrew Johnson, although impeached by the house, the articles of impeachment were not passed by the Senate and he finished his term in office. Richard Nixon chose to resign before he could be impeached. Bill Clinton was impeached, though not convicted.
| Who was the only President to "affirm" rather than "swear" the oath of office? | The Complete Quiz of U.S. Presidents (diamondjim68) |
Franklin Pierce. Pierce did not believe in swearing.
| Who was the only President sworn in by a woman? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
| Who was the only president never to marry? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
James Buchanan. His niece acted as White House hostess.
| Who was the only man to become president upon the resignation of his predecessor? | Interesting Presidential Mixture (ShadowKitty29) |
Gerald Ford . Richard Nixon being the President who resigned over the Watergate Affair.
| Who was the only bachelor president to occupy the White House? | Facts About US Presidents (msgene) |
| Who was the oldest president to leave office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was 77 years of age when he left office.
| Who was the oldest person ever elected President? | Facts about the Presidents (rae1980) |
Ronald Reagan. He was 69 years old.
| Who was the first president to throw out a ceremonial 'first pitch' at a major leaue baseball opener? | Useless Presidential Facts (sonstoo2) |
Taft. He opened the 1910 season at Washington's League Park.
| Who was the first President to ride in an automobile? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
| Who was the first president to receive the Purple Heart? | President Fun Facts (finlady) |
James Monroe. James Monroe received the Purple Heart for a wound inflicted in action in the Revolutionary War.
| Who was the first president to live in the White House? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
John Adams. The construction of the White House began in 1792 and completed in 1800. Today it contains 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, ad 3 elevators.
| Who was the first President to have to deal with serious talk of secession? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
James Madison. The War of 1812 was so unpopular in the New England states that there was serious talk there about seceding. This talk died out, along with the Federalist Party itself, when the war ended.
| Who was the first President to be elected by the House of Representatives? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson and his Vice-Presidential running mate, Burr, tied in the Electoral College because of the failure of the founding fathers to anticipate the use of political parties. The constitutional glitch was corrected before the next election.
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- What US president was honored with the first presidential library? ( goto )
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- What was the presidential yacht for both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon? ( goto )
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- What year did the US presidential and vice presidential nominees first run as a ticket rather than being voted for separately? ( goto )
- Does anyone have any trivia facts about Harry S. Truman? ( goto )
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