U.S. Presidential Fun Facts

Abraham Lincoln's son Tad once fired on the Cabinet after receiving a pretend military commission.

Did you know that one of George Washington's favorite foods was ice cream?

Many Presidents had unusual careers before entering the White House. Jimmy Carter, the 39th President, was a peanut farmer. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President, was a movie actor. And Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, once worked chopping rails for fences.

Once in the White House, each President made his mark in different ways. In fact, before Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President, came to office, the White House wasn't even called the White House! People called the building the President's Palace, President's House, and the Executive Mansion. Roosevelt officially named it the White House in 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt wasn't the only President to invent a new expression. Martin Van Buren, the eighth President, is sometimes credited with creating the word "OK." Van Buren was from Kinderhook, New York. During his campaign, Old Kinderhook (O.K.) clubs formed to support the President. Later, "OK" or "okay," came to mean "all right."

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At 6 feet, 4 inches (1.9 meters), Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President.

William Henry Harrison, the ninth President, was the only President who studied to be a medical doctor.

Millard Fillmore, the 13th President, was the first President to have a stepmother.

James Garfield, the 20th President, was the first left-handed President.      

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