Lets Learn About the Presidents Mrs Harings Class
Let’s Learn About the Presidents Mrs. Haring’s Class Production
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
John Adams /2 nd president of the United States /1 st president to live in the White House. /1 st president to live in Washington D. C. /Was a member of the House of Representatives after he was president.
Thomas Jefferson /3 rd president of the /Bought the Louisiana United States 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
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.
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.
John Quincy Adams /Son of the 2 nd president, John Adams /Swam in the Potomac River every morning /Had a pet alligator /Was a lawyer
Andrew Jackson /7 th 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.
Martin Van Buren /8 th president /Nickname Old Kinderhook. He would sign things O. K. which is where OK came from. /Was a lawyer /1 st president born a citizen of the United States. /Had two pet tiger cubs.
William Henry Harrison /9 th 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 23 rd president. /Had a pet cow and goat.
John Tyler /10 th president /Had 15 children /Played the violin /Was a lawyer /Served in the army as a captain /Had a pet horse named General
James K. Polk /11 th 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.
Zachary Taylor /12 th president /Nickname: Old Rough and Ready /Spent 40 years in the army /His horse, Whitey, was allowed to graze on the White House lawn.
Millard Fillmore /13 th 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.
Franklin Pierce /14 th president /Was a lawyer /Had 3 sons /First president to put a Christmas tree in the White House
James Buchanan /15 th president /Never got married /Had a pet elephant /First president to send a telegram. He exchanged telegrams with Queen Victoria of England.
Abraham Lincoln /16 th president /Nickname: Honest Abe /First president to be photographed at his inauguration /Favorite food was fried chicken /Had pet goats named Nanny & Nanko
Andrew Johnson /17 th president /Worked as a tailor /Served as a vice president for Abraham Lincoln /Nebraska became a state during his presidency /Had pet white mice
Ulysses S. Grant /18 th 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.
Rutherford B. Hayes /19 th president /First president to use a telephone /Favorite sport was Croquet /Had pet birds, cows, and lots of dogs
James Garfield /20 th president /Worked as a teacher /First left handed president /Had 7 children
Chester A. Arthur /21 st president /First president who had citizenship challenged. People believed he was born in Canada. /Nickname: Dude president /Favorite hobbie: fishing
Grover Cleveland /22 rd and 24 th president /Only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms /Nickname: Old Jumbo /Favorite hobby: Fishing /Old president to be married in the White House.
Benjamin Harrison /24 th president /Grandfather was the 9 th 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.
Grover Cleveland /22 nd and 24 th president
William Mc. Kinley /25 th president /Served in the Civil War /Was Governor of Ohio /Had a pet parrot and cats
Theodore Roosevelt /26 th 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.
William Taft /27 th 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.
Woodrow Wilson /28 th president /Was a teacher /President during World War I /Loved to go to theater.
Warren Harding /29 th president /Loved to play cards /Favorite sport: golf /Died of a heart attack while president
Calvin Coolidge /30 th president /Was a lawyer /Had an electronic horse installed in the White House /First president to be born on July 4 th
Herbert Hoover /31 st president /Born in Iowa /President at start of Great Depression /He approved the “Star Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem.
Franklin D. Roosevelt /32 nd president /Served 4 terms as president /Led the country during World War II /Fifth cousin was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26 th president /Contracted polio and was in a wheelchair during part of his presidency.
Harry S. Truman /33 rd 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
Dwight D. Eisenhower /34 th president /General in the U. S. Army during WWII /Nickname: Ike /First president of all 50 states /First president to appear on color television.
John F. Kennedy /35 th 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
Lyndon B. Johnson /36 th president /Nickname: L. B. J. /Loved to drive his car 90 miles per hour around his Texas ranch /Enjoyed hunting and fishing
Richard M. Nixon /37 th 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
Gerald Ford /38 th president /Became president after Nixon resigned. /Never elected president by the people /Served as president during the Bicentennial - America’s 200 th birthday. /Died in 2007
Jimmy Carter /39 th 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
Ronald Reagan /40 th 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
George H. W. Bush /41 st president /Worked as an oil man /Was director of the CIA /Disliked broccoli and banned it from the White House meals
Bill Clinton /42 nd president /Met John F. Kennedy when he was 16 years old. /Favorite activity: jogging /Was Governor of Arkansas /Loved fast food
George. W. Bush /43 rd president /Nickname: Dubuya /Owned the Texas Rangers Baseball Team from 1989 -1994 /Father was the 41 st president
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