US President Fun-Facts

Ulysses S. Grant

His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant.

Rutherford B. Hayes

He was the first president to use a telephone in the White House.

James A. Garfield

He could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time.

Chester A. Arthur

He was known for his stylish fashion sense.

Grover Cleveland

The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Benjamin Harrison

He was the first president to have electricity in the White House.

William McKinley

He was the last president to have served in the Civil War.

Theodore Roosevelt

He was a Nobel Peace Prize winner for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

William Howard Taft

He was the only president to also serve as Chief Justice of the United States.

Woodrow Wilson

He was an accomplished academic and served as the president of Princeton University.

Warren G. Harding

He was an avid poker player and enjoyed gambling.

Calvin Coolidge

He once had a pet raccoon named Rebecca.

Herbert Hoover

He was a professional mining engineer before entering politics.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

He was the only U.S. president elected to four terms.

Harry S. Truman

He was a haberdasher and owned a men's clothing store before his presidency.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

He was a five-star general in the Army during World War II.

John F. Kennedy

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book 'Profiles in Courage'.

Lyndon B. Johnson

He was known for his 'Great Society' domestic program.

Richard Nixon

He was the first president to resign from office.

Gerald Ford

He was an All-American football player at the University of Michigan.

Jimmy Carter

He was a peanut farmer before becoming president.

Ronald Reagan

He was a Hollywood actor before entering politics.