PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS – 2 (#28-46) C11

Graduate from a prep school.

32

Have a female campaign manager

45

Had a wife who won an Academy Award.

40

Receive an annual salary of $200,000

37

Appoint a Black Secretary of Defense

46

Win the presidency in an election in which women voted.

29

Have a pilot’s license

34

Make a televised speech from the White House

33

Address the Russian people on Soviet television

40

Throw out the first ball of a World Series

28

Ride in a helicopter while president.

34

Use the “hot line” to Moscow.

36

Nominate a Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

44

Have a presidential airplane.

32

Win a Pulitzer Prize.

35

Travel to Europe as president.

28

Appoint a Secretary of Energy.

39

Visit Japan and Finland while in office

38

Have his inauguration streamed on the Internet.

42

Wear contact lenses.

40

Appoint an Indian American to a Cabinet-level position.

45

Broadcast from a foreign country.

32

Ride in an automobile to his inauguration

29

Have twin daughters

43

Be a naval aviator.

41

Accept his party’s nomination in person.

32

Have the Federal debt go over $1 trillion during his term.

40

Give a radio broadcast from the White House.

30

Be a Quaker.

31

Meet with the Supreme Leader of North Korea

45

Appear on color television.

34