Nicknamed Elegant; Pendleton Act passed under him
Chester Arthur
Did not serve two terms back to back; Baby Ruth candy bar is named after his daughter
Grover Cleveland
1st to have electricity in the White House; Great Grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence; Grandson to the 9th President
Benjamin Harrison
Wife had epileptic seizures; Mt McKinley named after him
William McKinley
Teddy Bear named after him; member of the Rough Riders; Youngest President; had Big Stick Policy; On Mount Rushmore
Theodore Roosevelt
Served as Chief Justice of Supreme Court; Threw out 1st ceremonial 1st pitch to the baseball season; 1st to have a presidential car
William Howard Taft
Had a Ph D.; 18th Amendment was passed under him; Created 14 Points plan to make world peace
Woodrow Wilson
father and son
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
1st to speak on the radio; 1st to visit Alaska; 1st to ride in a car at his inauguration
Warren G Harding
Father swore him into office; Nicknamed Silent Cal
Calvin Coolidge
17 before he learned to read; President when USA bought Alaska; 1st to have an impeachment trial brought
Andrew Johnson
Got a speeding ticket on his horse; general in the Civil war
Ulysses S Grant
Wife was 1st First Lady to have graduated from college
Rutherford B Hayes
Last born in a Log Cabin; Ordained minister
James Garfield
1st to die in office; 1st to have Campaign slogan
William H Harrison
Served in USA and Confederate Gov't; had 15 kids
John Tyler
Only president to be speaker of House of Representatives; president during Mexican American war
James K Polk
Nicknamed old rough ready; general in Mexican American War
Zachary Taylor
Wife started White House library; Fugitive Slave Act passed under him
Millard Fillmore
General in Mexican American War; 1st to Memorize inaugural address; Kansas- Nebraska Act passed under him
Franklin Pierce
Never married; South seceded when he was president
James Buchanan
Issued Emancipation Proclamation; Gave Gettysburg Address; Tallest; made Thanksgiving an official holiday; on Mount Rushmore
Abe Lincoln
1st to live in the White House; Teacher; Defended British soldiers at Boston Massacre Trial
John Adams
No political party; had false teeth; Washington DC named after him; Inaugurated in two cities; on Mount Rushmore
George Washington
Created Monroe Doctrine; Missouri Compromise was passed under him
James Monroe
Dad was John Adams; Served in US Congress for 18 years after being president
John Quincy Adams
Wrote Declaration of Independence; On Mount Rushmore; President when USA bought Louisiana Territory; Played violin; Personal book collection created library of congress
Thomas Jefferson
1st president born as USA citizen; pushed for 10 hour workday
Martin Van Buren
1st
George Washington
2nd
John Adams
3rd
Thomas Jefferson
4th
James Madison
5th
James Monroe
6th
John Quincy Adams
7th
Andrew Jackson
8th
Martin Van Buren
9th
William H Harrison
10th
John Tyler
11th
James K Polk
12th
Zachary Taylor
13th
Millard Fillmore
14th
Franklin Pierce
15th
James Buchanan
16th
Abe Lincoln
17th
Andrew Johnson
18th
Ulysses S Grant
19th
Rutherford B Hayes
20th
James Garfield
21st
Chester Arthur
22nd
Grover Cleveland
23rd
Benjamin Harrison
24th
Grover Cleveland
25th
William McKinley
26th
Theodore Roosevelt
27th
William Taft
28th
Woodrow Wilson
29th
Warren G Harding
30th
Calvin Coolidge
President during War of 1812; 5'4 and 100 lbs
James Madison
Nicknamed old hickory; general at Battle of New Orleans; Killed a man in a duel; Indian Removal Act passed under him; ended bank of USA
Andrew Jackson