Interesting Fact about Presidents

By Phyllis Barkas Goldman

• Who originated "shaking hands" at receptions in the White House in 1801?

Thomas Jefferson

• Which President was the first to have his daughter born in the White House?

Grover Cleveland

• What President was the first and only President to keep sheep on the grounds of the White House?

Woodrow Wilson

• Who was the first President to cross the Atlantic on the S.S. George Washington?

Woodrow Wilson in December of 1918

• Who was the first President to live in the White House?

John Adams in 1800

• Which President put the first library in the White House?

Millard Fillmore

• Who was the first President to install indoor plumbing in the White House?

Millard Fillmore

• Who was the first President to travel by railroad?

Andrew Jackson in 1833

• Who was the first President to travel by steamship?

James Monroe

• Who was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington D.C.?

Thomas Jefferson

• Which President was the first to have his picture taken while in office?

William Henry Harrison

• Who was the President that was not elected?

Gerald Ford

• Who was the first Roman Catholic to become President of the United States?

John F. Kennedy

• Which President was the first to speak on television?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Who was the first President to tour Moscow?

Richard Nixon

• Who was the first President who was a veteran of the Navy?

John F. Kennedy

• Who was the first person to grow a tomato in North America?

Thomas Jefferson

• Who was the first President to be born in the 20th century?

John F. Kennedy

• Which President was the first to be born in a hospital?

Jimmy Carter

• Can you name the first man to obtain the Presidency because of the death of the President?

John Tyler

Source: Monkeyshines on the United States Presidents, Games, Puzzles & Trivia