Sunday 11 March 2012

American Presidents: Facts and Trivia

George Washington

George Washington

  • George Washington is the first US President. He is also known as the Father of Nation.
  • The first US Vice President and 2nd President was John Adams.
  • John Adams was the first US President to reside in White House.

  • The official airplane of the US President is known as Airforce 1.

  • George Washington is the only US President who won getting 100% electoral votes.

  • Franklin D Roosevelt was the US President to serve for the longest time. He was the only person to be in the chair for more than two times as well.

  • The youngest person to be the US President was Theodore Roosevelt. He was 42 when he took charge in 1901.

  • Ronald Reagen was the oldest to be the US President. He was 69 when he was elected in 1981.

  • Abraham Lincoln is the US President who abolished slavery.

  • Four US Presidents have been assassinted in office. Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William Mckinely and John F Kennedy are them.

  • Abraham Lincoln was the first US President from Republican Party.

  • George Bush and George W Bush are the only father and son to have been US Presidents.

  • A presidential term is 4 years.

  • The official room of US President in the White House is called Oval Office.
  • The world famous toy Teddy Bear got its name from Theodore Roosevelt.

  • Harry S Truman was the US President who ordered the Atom bomb attack at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • Four US Presidents have won the coveted Nobel Peace Prize. They are Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and Barak Obama.

  • The summer residence of the President is known as Camp David.
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