Borrowed from The Scholastic Book of Firsts:
First President to...
...shake hands instead of bow when meeting people: Thomas Jefferson
...wear pants instead of knee breeches: James Madison
...name his son after George Washington: John Quincy Adams
...ride on a train: Andrew Jackson
...be born in the United States: Martin Van Buren
...be unmarried when elected: James Buchanan
...have a telephone in the White House: Rutherford B. Hayes
...wear a beard while in office: Abraham Lincoln
...use electricity in the White House: Benjamin Harrison
...ride in a car: Theodore Roosevelt
1 comment:
Interesting post Michelle. I have a book called "Presidential Wives, An Anecdotal History" that I enjoyed reading also.
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