Presidents of America
In light of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, let's explore some intriguing facts about the most notable Presidents of the United States!

Presidents of USA

Quick Stats

  • Total no. of US Presidents – 47.
  • Current President of the United States – Donald Trump. (upcoming)
  • First President of the United States – George Washington (1789).

Notable Firsts and Achievements

  • George Washington – 
    • Known as the "Father of His Country."
    • First US President to appear on a Postage Stamp.
    • First President to appear on the $1 bill and the quarter.
    • The only U.S. President not affiliated with a political party.
    • The only President to receive 100% of the Electoral College vote (1789 & 1792).
    • Only Unanimously Elected President by the Electoral College for two times(1789 & 1792).
  • First President to be born in the United States – Martin Van Buren (New York).
  • First & Only US President who served more than Two Terms – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    • President for the longest duration – Franklin D. Roosevelt (12 years).
  • First President who served Two Non-consecutive Terms – Grover Cleveland (1885 – 1889 & 1893 – 1897, 22nd & 24th respectively.)
  • First American President to be impeached – Andrew Johnson (February 24, 1868).
    • Impeached under Article Two of the United States Constitution.
  • First US President to run against a Woman Candidate – Ulysses S. Grant  (against Virginia Woodhull of “Equal Rights Party” in 1872).
    • Established America’s First National Park, Yellowstone (March 1, 1872).
  • First Hollywood Actor to be Elected as American President – Ronald Reagan (acted in 53 films).
  • First US President to name an African American to his Cabinet – Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • First Person to become Vice President and later President Without being Elected to either Office – Gerald Ford.
  • First & Only U.S. President to Resign from Office – Richard Nixon (August 9, 1974, 37th President).
  • First African American President – Barack Obama (2009).
    • First President born outside the Contiguous United States – Barack Obama (Honolulu, Hawaii).
  • John F. Kennedy – 
    • Youngest American President.
    • First Roman Catholic President.
    • First President to have served in the U.S. Navy.
    • First & Only President to win a Pulitzer Prize (“Profiles in Courage”, biography).
    • First President to receive Purple Heart, the gallantry award (for his heroic service as a gunboat pilot in WWII on June, 1944).
  • Oldest Elected President – Joe Biden (78 years old).
  • Old Living US President – Jimmy Carter (96 years old).


White House Facts


  • Official Residence of the President of America – White House (Washington, D.C.).
  • The President who chose the site for the White House – George Washington (1791).
  • First President to reside in White Office – John Adams (1800).
  • First American President to call his residence the “White House” – Theodore Roosevelt  (Former Names - Executive Mansion & President’s House)
  • First US President to host an Indian Chief in the White House – Ulysses S. Grant.
  • First and Only US President to be married in the White House – Grover Cleveland (June 2, 1886).
  • First American President who opened the White House for public tours – Thomas Jefferson.


U.S. Presidents & Technology


  • First US President to have his Inauguration Reported by Telegraph – James K. Polk.
  • First American President to be Photographed – John Quincy Adams (Son of John Adams).
  • First President to address the nation over the Radio – Warren Harding.
  • First President to use a Telephone (Phone no: 1) – Rutherford B. Hayes.
  • First US President to Campaign by Telephone – William McKinley.
    • First President to ride in an Automobile – William McKinley.
  • First American President to appear on TV – Franklin D. Roosevelt (April 30, 1939,  opening ceremonies of the World's Fair).
    • First President to ride in an Airplane – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • First American President to give a speech on Television – Harry S. Truman. 
    • First US President to Travel Underwater in a Submarine.
  • First President Licensed to Fly an Airplane – Dwight D. Eisenhower.
    • Only US President who served in both World War I & World War II.


Presidential Travels


  • First US President to Travel Outside America – Theodore Roosevelt (to Panama).
  • First U.S. President to visit all 50 states – Richard Nixon.
  • First US President to visit the West Coast – Rutherford B. Hayes.
  • Total No. of US Presidential Visits to India – 8.
  • First American President to visit India – Dwight D. Eisenhower​(1959).
  • First American President to address Indian Parliament – Jimmy Carter (1978).
  • First American President to visit China – Richard Nixon.


U.S. Presidents & Nobel Prize


  • Total no.of Presidents to receive Nobel Prize – 4 (Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter & Barack Obama).
  • First American to win the Nobel Peace Prize – Theodore Roosevelt (1906, for his efforts in Russo-Japanese War).
  • US President to receive Nobel Peace Prize after leaving Office – Jimmy Carter (2002).
  • The 44th President of USA who received Nobel Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” – Barack Obama (2009).


Presidential Assassinations and Deaths


  • No.of Presidents Assassinated – 4. 
    • Abraham Lincoln, 
    • James A. Garfield, 
    • William McKinley 
    • John F. Kennedy
  • First American president to be assassinated – Abraham Lincoln (April 14, 1865, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre,  Washington, D.C.).
  • No. of American Presidents Who Died In Office – 8 (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt & John F. Kennedy).
  • First US President to die in Office – William Henry Harrison (32 days after being elected).
    • President for the Shortest Duration – William Henry Harrison.
  • Youngest  President to Die in Office – John F. Kennedy (46 years old). 


Fun Facts & Miscellaneous


  • Only US President who never married – James Buchanan.
  • American President who won Grammy Award Twice – Bill Clinton.
  • Last Founding Father to Serve as American President – James Monroe. 
  • The term “O.K.” is credited to be introduced by US President – Martin Van Buren.
  • The U.S. President who signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia – Andrew Johnson.
  • Only American President who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court – William H. Taft (1921-1930).
    • Also Swore in Two other US Presidents, Calvin Coolidge & Herbert Hoover.
  • The President who approved “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the USA – Herbert Hoover.
  • First U.S. Vice President who ascended to the Presidency upon the death of a President – John Tyler.

** Updated according to current statistics as of 02/12/2024.

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