1789-1835
The only president to be unanimously elected
Who is George Washington
The tallest president so far
Who is Abraham Lincoln (6ft. 4 in.)
This president proposed the League of Nations, but the United States never joined it
Who is Woodrow Wilson
The only president to serve more than 2 terms
Who is FDR
This president famously disliked Broccoli
George H. W. Bush
The president who signed the Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Name the presidents that have been impeached
Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
The heaviest president so far
William Howard Taft (350 lbs.)
The only Roman Catholic president
Who is John F. Kennedy
The oldest living president
Who is Jimmy Carter
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
President who served as Commanding General of the Union Army in the American Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
Who is Grover Cleveland
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during WWII
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
President who joked, "I forgot to duck" when shot.
Who is Ronald Reagan (March 30, 1981, 25-year-old John Hinckley he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. In the trial, Hinckley’s defense attorneys argued that their client was ill with narcissistic personality disorder, citing medical evidence, and had a pathological obsession with the 1976 film Taxi Driver, in which the main character attempts to assassinate a fictional senator.
His lawyers claimed that Hinckley saw the movie more than a dozen times, was obsessed with the lead actress, Jodie Foster, and had attempted to reenact the events of the film in his own life. Thus the movie, not Hinckley, they argued, was the actual planning force behind the events that occurred on March 30, 1981. He got a “not guilty by reason of insanity” verdict.
President who signed declaration of war on Britain in War of 1812
Who is James Madison
This president had the shortest term in office, dying just 32 days after becoming president.
Who is William Henry Harrison. (Died from a cold he got while delivering his inauguration address in the rain.)
The only president to have served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
William Taft
What did the S. in Harry S. Truman's name stand for?
Nothing
This president received his military commission in 1943, and at age 19, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy. He served in the World War II Pacific Theater.
Who is George H.W. Bush
The first president to be born in the United States
Who is Martin Van Buren
This president signed legislation to create the Secret Service.
Who is Abraham Lincoln. (He signed the legislation hours before his death, but the Secret Service's job was originally to investigate counterfeit money)
The first president to call his residence in D.C. the "White House"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
First president to hold a televised news conference
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
Name the presidents who have been assassinated in office (4)
Who are Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).