Holiday History
President's Day celebrates mainly these two Presidents, who are also neighbors on Mount Rushmore.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and George Washington?
The scandal that lead to the first resignation of a sitting U.S President, Richard Nixon.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
This founder's birthday is the reason for the President's Day holiday, giving tribute to one of our most important Presidents.
Who is George Washington?
This President issued the landmark Proclamation that freed all slaves in the American South, leading to the adoption of the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Rough Riding President was known for keeping a wide variety of White House pets, including a bear and a pig.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
President's Day was first recognized as a federal holiday by this Ohio President, a relative of the current College Republican President.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
After a scandal involving a White House intern, this President had to apologize to the nation in a public television address.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This Founder and President is well know for his purchase of the Louisiana Territory but not his almost obsessive interest in Italian pasta.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Although the early Presidents were present for the creation and signing of the Declaration of Independence, only this two Presidents hold the honor of actually signing it.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
This comedic President was never far from his iconic jar of jelly beans, which he had used to quit smoking decades before.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This holiday is officially called this name in federal law and in its recognizing legislature.
What is Washington's Birthday?
This President, while never formally associated with the incident, authorized Oliver North to facilitate the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for money to give to the revolutionary Contra group.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Daily Double: In an interesting twist of fate, multiple Presidents actually passed away on Independence Day! These three Presidents passed away within hours of the others.
Who are James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams?
Widely known for his love of the wilderness, President Teddy Roosevelt is commonly thought to have created the National Parks but the Service was signed into law by this bespectacled President via the Organic Act.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
While not a felony, this President was the first to receive a speeding citation while in office, however the limit was exceeded while the President was riding a horse.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This fantastic desert is unofficially recognized as the Official President's Day desert, being related to a mythical story told about George Washington and a tree.
What is cherry pie?
Known for his blunt and down to earth demeanor, this president used to conduct full interviews from the comfort of his bathtub, fully nude.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Despite the requirement to be born an American citizen to become president, our first seven presidents were instead born British subjects. Our first "native born" American President is this lesser known man.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
Despite the rhetoric of many large media outlets, President Trump does not hold the title for most presidential pardons. This man holds the record at 3,687 pardons issued during his terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Best known for the massive public works project named after him on the Colorado River, this President also created a sport that shares his name ment to keep him in Presidential shape.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This speech is read before Congress every President's Day in honor of our First President and as a reminder of the limits on executive power.
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
However well known for his late night White House paramours, this President is less known for his usage of the Secret Service to prevent reporters from uncovering his affairs, at one point even having a Service agent tackle a member of CBS News.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Although he had no children of his own, this President "adopted" the famous Marquis de Lafayette and also adopted another son, one who was named after his adopted father but kept the name Parke.
Better known for lack of a college education, this President issued an executive order nationalizing all American steel mills in an attempt to restrict striking workers, this order was eventually struck down by the Supreme Court.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
While this President was not the first to have impeachment charges brought against him, he is the first to be considered a Brony, or a male enjoyer of the My Little Pony franchise.
Who is Bill Clinton?