Presidential Firsts
The first president to reside in the White House
Who is John Adams
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Who is JFK
This president declared the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The only president to not be a member of a political party
Who is George Washington?
The first vice president to ascend to the Presidency upon the death of a president
Who is John Tyler
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
In the aftermath of 9/11, this president created the Department of Homeland Security and launched the War on Terror.
Who is George W. Bush?
The only president to serve in the American Revolution and the War of 1812
Who is Andrew Jackson
The first president to be born in a hospital
Who is Jimmy Carter
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Who is Barak Obama
This president navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis, averting a nuclear confrontation.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The only president to never marry
Who is James Buchanan?
The first president to be born in the United States (as opposed to the colonies)
Who is Martin Van Buren
"There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."
Who is Ronald Reagan
This president implemented the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe after World War II.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
The only president to serve as Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is William Howard Taft
The first president to participate in a televised debate
Who is JFK
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock."
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Facing the Oil Embargo and economic stagflation, this president encouraged energy conservation.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
The only president whose two assassination attempts against him were made by women.
Who is Gerald Ford?