25 Weird Presidential Facts
1. George Washington had wooden teeth.
2. Thomas Jefferson was a vegetarian.
3. James Madison had a pet alligator.
4. Abraham Lincoln was a self-taught lawyer.
5. Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached.
6. Ulysses S. Grant was a former general in the Civil War.
7. Rutherford B. Hayes was a proponent of the metric system.
8. James Garfield was the only president to be assassinated in office.
9. Chester A. Arthur was known for his love of cigars.
10. Grover Cleveland was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
11. Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of William Henry Harrison.
12. William McKinley was the first president to use a telephone.
13. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to ride in an airplane.
14. Woodrow Wilson was the first president to have a car in the White House.
15. Calvin Coolidge was known for his silent presidency.
16. Herbert Hoover was the first president to have a radio in the White House.
17. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television.
18. Harry S. Truman was the first president to use a helicopter.
19. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to have a personal jet.
20. John F. Kennedy was the first president to have a Twitter account.
21. Lyndon B. Johnson was the first president to have a computer in the White House.
22. Richard Nixon was the first president to resign from office.
23. Gerald Ford was the first president to have a VCR in the White House.
24. Jimmy Carter was the first president to have a solar panel installed on the White House.
25. Ronald Reagan was the first president to have a satellite dish installed on the White House.