The only president to ever die from a heart attack while in office
Being replaced by Coolidge, who was significantly better as president.
The only president to regularly conduct (official) business on the toilet
Because all of the presidents did business on the toilet!
The only former working tailor to become president
Fillmore tailored as an apprentice, but never actually did it professionally.
The only Federalist president
The Federalists kept running candidates until they went extinct, losing their last election in 1816.
The only president to drop atomic bombs during warfare
Also the one with the lowest approval rating measured by Gallup ever - 22%
The only president to lead troops into battle while in office
During the Whiskey Rebellion, which Hamilton indirectly caused with his whiskey excise tax.
The only president to be blind in one eye during his tenure
He lost vision in one eye during a boxing match. Then, he switched to Jiu-Jitsu.
The only bachelor president
Well he was engaged, but she died right after they got engaged.
The only president to have led the CIA
From 1976-77, ten days shy of one year
The only president to ever be in a car accident with Larry King
King rear-ended JFK. They were the only two cars on the road.
The only president who sported a beard and no mustache
It was quite the look.
The only president to admit more than five states to the union
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming
The only president ever to live to 100 years of age
But he died in 2024. Shucks.
The only president to be in office for less than 40 days
He did not die from pneumonia from giving the longest inaugural address without a coat in the rain, contrary to popular belief. He actually likely contracted typhus.
The only president to be sworn in by a previous president
By judge William Howard Taft!
The only president whose approval rating was above 65% at the end of his tenure
Despite his personal scandals such as his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
The only president to own tigers as pets
What a crazy guy.
The only president to take daily nude baths in a river
He was also the smartest president by estimated IQ. Guess he figured out the optimal strategy for mental acuity.
The only president to be shorter than 5"6'
In comparison to Lincoln, the tallest president, who was 6'4", a whole foot taller.
The only president to serve under a political party named for himself
The "Tyler Party" was Tyler's own party founded after his expulsion from the Whig party predicated by his hostility towards many Whig policies.
The only African-American president
He was born in Hawaii. Don't be racist.
The only president to kill someone in a duel
He killed Charles Dickinson, not to be confused with Charles Dickens, who was born 6 years later.
The only president to upgrade the size of the presidential bathtub
He was famously large, weighing roughly 300 pounds.
The only president to ever earn a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree
Well he certainly went into administration.
The only president to drink himself to death
What a sad dude. His whole family died then he died of alcohol complications.
The only president whose first name was Stephen
Grover was not his first name, crazy enough.
The only president to ever run with a woman as vice president
Kamala Harris - Also the first Asian-American vice president.
The only president to resign
Due to Watergate. Plus, his first VP also resigned for unrelated issues.
The only president to have a PhD
He, however, was also very racist, praising the KKK.
The only Stalwart president
Stalwarts were radical republicans who loved patronage and didn't want civil service reform.
The only president to die less than a year after leaving office
He was such a workaholic and didn't know what to do after he left office.
The only president to be elected to four terms
The fourth term only lasted 82 days, though.
The only president to marry a Slovenian
Also the only president to be impeached twice!
The only president born in Iowa
West Branch, Iowa
The only president married to a First Lady with epilepsy
He would cover her face with a handkerchief or napkin to deal with her seizures while in the presence of company.
The only president elected while serving in the House of Representatives
He served for nearly 18 years in the House.
The only president to be a professional film actor
He acted in training films for soldiers during WWII.
The only president never elected as president or vice president
He was appointed VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned and then became POTUS when Nixon resigned.
The only president to see action during the Black Hawk War
Lincoln served in the war, but saw no action and his term was brief.
The only president ever elected by a special commission due to a disputed election
Hayes famously beat Tilden by a razor thin margin in 1876.
The only president to serve as General of the Army due to work in the Civil War
Additionally, he is a General of the Armies of the U.S. along with Washington and John Pershing.
The only Democratic-Republican president to win more than 99% of the popular vote
In 1820, he won 99.57% of the popular vote.
The only president to personally directly found a university
Washington did some university establishment, it was through his use of money and influence, not by directly founding a university.
The only president to ever appoint a Mormon as a governor
He appointed Brigham Young as governor of Utah territory.
The only president to declare "war" on the White House squirrels
Other presidents disliked the White House squirrels, but Ike was the only one to declare any sort of opposition
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Barack Obama
Benjamin Harrison
Bill Clinton
Calvin Coolidge
Chester Arthur
Donald Trump
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Grover Cleveland
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
James Buchanan
James Garfield
James K. Polk
James Madison
James Monroe
Jimmy Carter
Joe Biden
John Adams
John F. Kennedy
John Quincy Adams
John Tyler
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Rutherford B. Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Warren G. Harding
William Henry Harrison
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Zachary Taylor
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