United States Presidents - Presidential Firsts

First to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda and first to be born outside of the original 13 colonies.

First to serve in the military but not become an officer in the military.

First to become President without being elected and first to lose his wife while in office.

First to serve as a US Senator and first t to ride on a steamboat.

First to be in office when USA had 50 states and first to play football in college. First to be appear on color TV.

First to sign a bill into law and first to go uncontested in an election.

First elected despite receiving fewer than a majority of electoral votes than his opponent and first to be photographed (not in office).

First to be heard on the radio and first to learn to drive a car.

First to ride a train and first President to face assassination attempts.

First to visit Australia and first to use a presidential call button.

First to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery and first to play golf while in office.

First to be a billionaire and first to pardon a corporation.

First to establish permanent White House library and first to install a kitchen stove in the White House.

First to wear a modern necktie and to install electric in the White House.

First to serve less than 1 full term in office and first President to photographed while in office.

First to be President during wartime, and first to have their VP die in office.

First to not be elected to any elected office prior to becoming president and first to enter the President to be in office when his own party didn't have a majority in either house of congress.

First to be under age of 50 upon entering office, first to not seek re-election.

First to be filmed in a short motion picture and first to be elected to non consecutive terms.

First to die before the age of 50 and to write a campaign speech in another language (German).

First to give a radio address from the White House and first to be sworn in by another President.

First to create a national park (Yellowstone) and first to host a Native American Chief at White House.

First to testify in a criminal trial and first to release a medial report to the public.

First to visit all 50 states and first to attend an NFL game.

First born after the USA became a country, first President to leave office and then run for a non consecutive presidential term. First President to run with a third party.

First to appear on TV and first to visit three continents (Africa, Asia, and South America).

First to ride in an automobile and to own a bicycle.

First VP to become President and first to live in the White House.

First to install an elevator in the White House and possibly the first to be over 200lbs.

First to use the internet and first to attend an NHL game.

First sitting president to travel outside the USA and to ride in a submarine and an airplane.

First to be born in a hospital and first to install computers at the White House.

First to be born west of the Mississippi River and first to have a telephone on his desk.

First to go bowling at the White House and first to have a televised inauguration.

First to hold regular press conferences and first to visit Europe.

First to have central heating in the White House and had multiple vetoes overriden by Congress.

First to be Roman Catholics and first to meet a championship team at the White House.

First to join a picket line in office and first to become a great grandfather in office.

First to travel north of the Arctic Circle and to visit a prison.

First to have a State of the Union streamed on the internet.

First to have a telephone installed in the White House and first to visit the west coast of the USA while in office.

First to be impeached and first to welcome an organized baseball team to the White House.

First that was a former governor and first to expand US borders.

First to be over the age of 70 when elected and first to attend the Olympics.

First to pardon a turkey.