Fun facts about the Presidents of the United States

Fun facts about the Presidents of the United States

GEORGE WASHINGTON loved cream of peanut soup.

JOHN ADAMS and his wife Abigail were the first presidential couple to live at the White House – even though it wasn’t completely finished at the time.

JAMES MADISON’s friends called him “Jemmie.”

ANDREW JACKSON was the first president to ride on a railroad train.

JAMES POLK was the first president in office to have his photo taken.

JAMES BUCHANAN threw parties at the White House where he served sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN grew a beard because a little girl wrote him a letter telling him that he would look more handsome with a beard.

ULYSSES S. GRANT’s favorite breakfast was a cucumber soaked in vinegar-a pickle.

JAMES GARFIELD was the first left-handed president.

President WILLIAM MCKINLEY always wore a red carnation in his lapel for good luck.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT was the first president to ride in a car and to ride in an airplane. He had a guinea pig named Father O’Grady and a snake named Emily Spinach.

JIMMY CARTER’s daughter, Amy, was nine years old when her father became president. A tree-house was built for her on the White House grounds.

GEORGE W. BUSH, son of GEORGE H. W. BUSH,  was the second president to follow in his father’s footsteps. The other presidents were John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams.