Let’s Learn About the Presidents

1. Let’s Learn About the Presidents Mrs. Haring’s Class Production

2. George Washington • First president of the United States • Commander of the Revolutionary War • Accepted the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. • On the quarter and 1 dollar bill • Had a pet parrot named Polly

3. John Adams • 2nd president of the United States • 1st president to live in the White House. • 1st president to live in Washington D.C. • Was a member of the House of Representatives after he was president.

4. Thomas Jefferson • 3rd president of the United States • Bought the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence. • Started the University of Virginia • Face on the nickel and $2.00 bill • Had two bear cubs as pets - gifts from Lewis and Clark

5. James Madison • Took careful notes about the Consitution. • Face is on the $5000 bill • Wife Dolley saved the painting of George Washington from the burning White House in 1814. • Kept pet sheep at the White House.

6. James Monroe • Served two terms as president from 1817-1825 • First president to ride in a steamboat • Was a lawyer • Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Missouri became states during his presidency.

7. John Quincy Adams • Son of the 2nd president, John Adams • Swam in the Potomac River every morning • Had a pet alligator • Was a lawyer

8. Andrew Jackson • 7th president • Nickname was Old Hickory • Had no formal education • Had pet horses and ponies • Arkansas and Michigan became states while he was president • First president to be born in a log cabin.

9. Martin Van Buren • 8th president • Nickname Old Kinderhook. He would sign things O.K. which is where OK came from. • Was a lawyer • 1st president born a citizen of the United States. • Had two pet tiger cubs.

10. William Henry Harrison • 9th president • Nickname: Old Tippecanoe • Died one month after becoming president. Gave his presidential speech in the rain, caught pneumonia and died. • His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, became the 23rd president. • Had a pet cow and goat.

11. John Tyler • 10th president • Had 15 children • Played the violin • Was a lawyer • Served in the army as a captain • Had a pet horse named General

12. James K. Polk • 11th president • Did not allow dancing or music in the White House while he was president • Colonel in the army • While Polk was president, gold was discovered in California.

13. Zachary Taylor • 12th president • Nickname: Old Rough and Ready • Spent 40 years in the army • His horse, Whitey, was allowed to graze on the White House lawn.

14. Millard Fillmore • 13th president • Went to school in a one room schoolhouse • Could barely read but collected over 4000 books • Had the first bathtub installed in the White House with running water.

15. Franklin Pierce • 14th president • Was a lawyer • Had 3 sons • First president to put a Christmas tree in the White House

16. James Buchanan • 15th president • Never got married • Had a pet elephant • First president to send a telegram. He exchanged telegrams with Queen Victoria of England.

17. Abraham Lincoln • 16th president • Nickname: Honest Abe • First president to be photographed at his inauguration • Favorite food was fried chicken • Had pet goats named Nanny & Nanko

18. Andrew Johnson • 17th president • Worked as a tailor • Served as a vice president for Abraham Lincoln • Nebraska became a state during his presidency • Had pet white mice

19. Ulysses S. Grant • 18th president • Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War • Got a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast in downtown Washington D.C. The police officer didn’t know he was the president. • Favorite breakfast was cucumbers soaked in vinegar.

20. Rutherford B. Hayes • 19th president • First president to use a telephone • Favorite sport was Croquet • Had pet birds, cows, and lots of dogs

21. James Garfield • 20th president • Worked as a teacher • First left handed president • Had 7 children

22. Chester A. Arthur • 21st president • First president who had citizenship challenged. People believed he was born in Canada. • Nickname: Dude president • Favorite hobbie: fishing

23. Grover Cleveland • 22rd and 24th president • Only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms • Nickname: Old Jumbo • Favorite hobby: Fishing • Old president to be married in the White House.

24. Benjamin Harrison • 24th president • Grandfather was the 9th president, William Henry Harrison • Had a pet possum • When electricity was installed in the White House in 1891, his family was afraid to touch the switches.

25. Grover Cleveland • 22nd and 24th president

26. William McKinley • 25th president • Served in the Civil War • Was Governor of Ohio • Had a pet parrot and cats

27. Theodore Roosevelt • 26th president • The Teddy Bear was named after him • He had lots of pets in the White House including lizards, snakes, bears, badgers, a lion, and horses. • Established the first National Park - Yellowstone in Wyoming.

28. William Taft • 27th president • Had a pet cow named Pauline Wayne • Was the largest president. He weighed 350 pounds. • Once got stuck in the White House bathtub. He had a larger one installed that could hold 4 men.

29. Woodrow Wilson • 28th president • Was a teacher • President during World War I • Loved to go to the theater.

30. Warren Harding • 29th president • Loved to play cards • Favorite sport: golf • Died of a heart attack while president

31. Calvin Coolidge • 30th president • Was a lawyer • Had an electronic horse installed in the White House • First president to be born on July 4th

32. Herbert Hoover • 31st president • Born in Iowa • President at start of Great Depression • He approved the “Star Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem.

33. Franklin D. Roosevelt • 32nd president • Served 4 terms as president • Led the country during World War II • Fifth cousin was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president • Contracted polio and was in a wheelchair during part of his presidency.

34. Harry S. Truman • 33rd president • Became president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt • The “S” in his middle name is just a letter. It stands for nothing. • Loved to play the piano

35. Dwight D. Eisenhower • 34th president • General in the U.S. Army during WWII • Nickname: Ike • First president of all 50 states • First president to appear on color television.

36. John F. Kennedy • 35th president • Became president at age 43 • Nickname: J.F.K. • Boat was sunk under him during World War II - PT-109 • Assassinated in Dallas, Texas

37. Lyndon B. Johnson • 36th president • Nickname: L.B.J. • Loved to drive his car 90 miles per hour around his Texas ranch • Enjoyed hunting and fishing

38. Richard M. Nixon • 37th president • First president to visit China • Nickname: Tricky Dick • Was vice president for Eisenhower. • Ran for president and lost against John F. Kennedy • Favorite sport: Bowling

39. Gerald Ford • 38th president • Became president after Nixon resigned. • Never elected president by the people • Served as president during the Bicentennial - America’s 200th birthday. • Died in 2007

40. Jimmy Carter • 39th president • Was a peanut farmer • Can read 2000 words a minute • Served in the United States Navy • Went to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland

41. Ronald Reagan • 40th president • Born in Illinois • Loved Jelly Belly Jelly beans • Survived an assassination attempt • Enjoyed riding horses. • Was a movie actor and Governor of California before president

42. George H.W. Bush • 41st president • Worked as an oil man • Was director of the CIA • Disliked broccoli and banned it from the White House meals

43. Bill Clinton • 42nd president • Met John F. Kennedy when he was 16 years old. • Favorite activity: jogging • Was Governor of Arkansas • Loved fast food

44. George.W. Bush • 43rd president • Nickname: Dubuya • Owned the Texas Rangers Baseball Team from 1989-1994 • Father was the 41st president