The facts about American presidents

The presidency of America has always received a lot of attention from not only the American people but also the whole world. However, there are still facts that few people know about American presidents.

Up to this point, the United States has experienced 44 different presidents (actually 43 because Grover Cleveland is the 22nd and the US president and the only President serving two intermittent terms).

In every presidential election, almost a career milestone, their achievements are fully exploited as possible. However, there are little interesting things not everyone knows about them. And this article will list some things about US presidents in order of power.

1. George Washington

Few know George Washington, the first president and hero of the United States, does not like to shake hands with others . He said that the act of shaking down the position of a president. Therefore, instead of shaking hands, he often bowed to his guests. In order to avoid an awkward situation in the event that a guest hands first catches, the US President often puts a hand on his sword and the other hand holds the hat.

George Washington is known to have a lot of talent, but few know he has a recipe for whiskey and has a winery. His alcohol recipe includes 60% rye, 35% corn and a little malt.

2. John Adams

John Adams, the second president and Thomas Jefferson, the third president were close friends and often exchanged letters. However, they are also rivals throughout the political career. These two people died only a few hours apart on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Day on July 4, 1826. John Adams died at the age of 90 at his home in Quinc, Massachusett and Jefferson died at the age of 83 in Virginia.

3. Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson and John Adams visited William Shakespeare's home in 1786. Here, they batched a piece from Shakespeare's chair and treated it as a souvenir.

President Thomas Jefferson, (3rd President) came from a famous writer, and was also the main author of the Declaration of Independence of the United States , disliked to speak in public and often avoided reading speeches. in public places. In addition, Thomas Jefferson is considered one of America's poorest presidents. He had to borrow for the rest of his life, including a debt from his father-in-law that he had to pay. After his death, the President's real estate was auctioned off to pay off his debts and his daughter had to rely on a grant from a charity.

4. James Madison

James Madison is the fourth President, the weakest of all US presidents. Just taller than 1m6, he weighed less than 45 kg, barely equal to a quarter of the weight of President Taft, the fatest President of the United States.

President James Madison is honored to be the first graduate student of Princeton University.

5. James Monroe

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is named after the president. He supported the American Colonial Regime to allow freed slaves to settle in this land.

6. John Quincy Adam

Few people know that during his tenure, he often likes skinny-dipping (swimming naked) in the Potomac River every morning.

7. Andrew Jackson

Jackson participated in about 100 duels, most of them fighting to protect the honor of his wife - Rachel (a woman who had a previous husband). He was shot in the chest in a match in 1806 and received a bullet into the arm during a battle in 1813.

8. Martin Van Buren

Van Buren's nickname is "Old Kinderhook" because he was born in Kinderhook, NY, a document referring to "OK" suggests that it originated from the time he ran. The club is called 'OK Club' to support the campaign, he has not spoken English because he is nurtured and matured in Dutch culture and language.

9. William H. Harrison

The Democratic Party created a smear campaign of Harrison in the presidential election when trying to propagate he was only fit to be a warm boy sitting in his cabin and drinking alcohol rather than running the country. Harrison challenged the enemy when he flipped back the flag with a large advertising campaign. By a picture advertisement with a wooden hut, William H. Harrison turned himself in the eyes of voters from the warmth of a governor living in a soft warm pillow into a man living in a forest. In fact, William H. Harrison had a 2,000-acre estate and it was true that he also had a wooden hut but it was a private hut for his bride, making a honeymoon home. Moreover, he was also a true, unborn boy in a wooden hut, but from a two-story brick villa in Berkeley on the banks of the James River in Virginia and at the time of the election, he also owned a large mansion in Vincennes.

William Henry Harrison is the famous president with the longest inaugural speech but holds the shortest term of office. Specifically, his lengthy speech read under bad weather conditions. Therefore, he suffered a severe cold and died after just one month of taking office. He is the 9th President of the United States.

10. John Tyler

He is the most conceived president in American history - 15 children. Until now, there are still two of his grandchildren alive. That is Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. born in 1924 and Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928.

11. James K. Polk

James Polk, nicknamed "Young Hickory" plays the first elected electoral candidate. He was only considered a party B plan after candidate Martin Van Buren - who later failed to secure his position. A very interesting fact is that the 11th President James Polk was elected president by the promise of not re-election for a second term.

12. Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor is a tough guy - a major general in the army and hero of the Mexican-American war. But strangely, he died of a glass of cold milk and cherries - his favorite dish. These cherries are thought to have been described as cholera.

13. Millard Fillmore

President Millard Fillmore had refused to receive an honorary degree from Oxford University on the grounds that he could not read what the degree written by it used Latin. He once said: 'People should not receive a degree that I cannot read what it writes'. And his first wife - Abigail Powers was his teacher as a student at a New York academy.

14. Franklin Pierce

He is a famous President because of his good memorization, he recited fluently his 3000-word inaugural speech well. In life, he is a heavy drinker and quite depressed.

15. James Buchanan

This is considered the poorest president in history. However little is known that he often bought slaves in Washington and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania. President James Buchanan is also said to be severely depressed and the first gay president of the United States. This is also the only US President single in office.

16. Abraham Lincoln

President Lincoln is very good at wrestling, he is always respected in this area. His number of failures was only one of more than 300 matches in his youth.

He was the first US President to a bushy beard. He kept his beard according to the advice of a young girl named Grace Bedell, not her wife.

17. Andrew Johnson

Young man Andrew Johnson has learned sewing as a career. Even when he was a president, he often made costumes for himself.

18. Ulysses S. Grant

He was a cigar addict, normally one day he had to smoke at least 20 cigarettes. After winning the Shiloh match, he was awarded 10,000 cigar boxes expressing gratitude from the people. And finally he died of throat cancer in 1885.

19. Rutherford B. Hayes

This is the only president injured in the civil war. And he was not only injured once, but four times.

20. James A. Garfield

This president is ambidextrous. At the same time he could write the Latin word with this hand and the Greek word with the other hand.

21. Chester A. Arthur

Chester is famous for the perfect outfits and the attractive, attractive long mustache. He is nicknamed 'Elegant Arthur'. He owns about 80 pairs of pants. In addition, he sold all the furniture inside the White House before leaving the mansion.

22. Grover Cleveland

The President of the United States 22 and 24 and the only President served two intermittent terms (1885-1889 and 1893–1897). In addition, he is also the first Democratic President to be elected after the American Civil War. In particular, President Grover Cleveland has a hobby of listening to the phone and always responding to phone calls in the White House himself.

23. Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison has an obsession with electricity. He and his wife never touched the electrical switches because of fear of electric shock. At the same time, they always turn on the bright lights when they sleep.

24. William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft is the fattest President of the United States but also holds a title related to sports. He was the first person to initiate a ball pitching to the start of a baseball season (like a football pitch in football). After the first throwing of President Taft on April 14, 1910, this act became the traditional ritual of American presidents, although there was no provision for this.

What's interesting and funny is that President William Howard Taft weighs more than 150 kg, so he was trapped in a normal tub in the White House. Therefore, the White House owner then asked to install an oversized bath.

25. Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the highest-ranking US President with a doctorate, although he did not learn to read until he was 7 years old.

26. Calvin Coolidge

The 30th President of Calvin Coolidge is a very good man. Therefore, he has an intimate name "Cal less talk".

27. Herbert Hoover

The 31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover and his wife have the ability to speak fluent Mandarin. When they talk privately and do not want others to hear, they will speak in Mandarin.

28. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife also have the family name Roosevelt. Therefore, the First Lady does not need to change their names when marrying President Franklin.

29. John F. Kennedy

When the ship was sunk during World War II, the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy tried to save an injured sailor by tying a string to his teeth and pulling him to shore. The president took a 3.5 km journey.

30. Lyndon Johnson

The 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson was so addicted to drinking Fresca that he built a Fresca nozzle in the White House.

31. Richard Nixon

37th President of the United States Richard Nixon likes to play bowling to fill the pool in the White House to build a bowling lane.

32. Gerald Ford

The 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford is the only person who cannot be elected as president or vice president. He was appointed by Vice President Richard Nixon as vice president and later assumed the position of US president after Nixon resigned.

33. George HW Bush

The 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush, "vomited" in the middle of the welcoming party for his visit to Japan held by the Prime Minister of this country.

34. Bill Clinton

The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton was a member of a 4-member jazz band while in high school. This band is called Three Blind Mice and is always performing with sunglasses.

35. George W. Bush

The 43rd president, George W. Bush, holds the record as the highest and lowest supporter of the United States. The rate of support for Bush peaked after 9/11 and dropped to a disastrous low compared to any US president after the devastating American Hurricane Katrina disaster.

36. Barack Obama

Incumbent President Barack Obama often prefers to read critique articles about himself rather than full praise. In addition, the 44th President of the United States is also very fond of comic collection and can speak Spanish fluently.