What President has never been elected?

Ford was the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. His presidency ended following his defeat in the 1976 presidential election by Democrat Jimmy Carter.
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Which President was never elected President?

Only Gerald Ford was never successfully elected as either President or Vice President, though he served in both positions.
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Who Ran for President 3 times and never won?

Ciro Gálvez ran unsuccessfully for president three times in 2001, 2006 and the most recent in 2021 and ran unsuccessfully for Governor twice in 2002 and 2006.
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Who was the rich man who ran for President?

Henry Ross Perot (/pəˈroʊ/; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist.
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Who is the most forgotten President?

Harrison is one of the least well-known presidents among the general public; a 2012 article in New York selected Harrison as the "most forgotten president." Harrison is the only president to be preceded and succeeded by the same individual. He is also the only president to be the grandson of another president.
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Who was the only divorced President?

Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married. Presiding over a rapidly dividing Nation, Buchanan grasped inadequately the political realities of the time.
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Which President was not a US citizen?

Every president to date was either a citizen at the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 or born in the United States; of the former group, all except one had two parents with citizenship in what would become the U.S. (Andrew Jackson).
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Who was the best president?

Abraham Lincoln has taken the highest ranking in each survey and George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt have always ranked in the top five while James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Franklin Pierce have been ranked at the bottom of all four surveys.
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Can I get citizenship if my child is born in USA?

Birthright citizenship is given only to a child born on U.S. soil. After coming of age (21 years in the U.S.), your child may submit an Alien Relative Petition to give you an opportunity to receive a Green Card.
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Can someone born in Puerto Rico be president?

In addition, an April 2000 report by the Congressional Research Service, asserts that citizens born in Puerto Rico are legally defined as natural-born citizens and are therefore eligible to be elected President, provided they meet qualifications of age and 14 years residence within the United States.
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Has any US president gone to jail?

William Henry West (September 1842 – September 6, 1915) was an African American soldier and police officer in Washington, DC said to have arrested United States President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. This is the only known record of a sitting US president being arrested.
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Which President had two wives?

The first first lady was Martha Washington, married to George Washington. Presidents John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson had two official first ladies; both remarried during their presidential tenures.
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Who is the youngest first lady in history?

She remains the youngest presidential wife at the age of 21, she was the only first lady to be wed in the White House, and she is the only first lady to have served the role during two non-consecutive terms.
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Which president visited all 50 states?

Only Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush also visited all 50 states while in office. To celebrate the achievement, Pete Souza, the White House's chief official photographer, published a photo gallery featuring a picture from each state Obama has visited.
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Who was the poorest president?

The richest president in history is purported to be Donald Trump. His net worth, however, is not precisely known because the Trump Organization is privately held. Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth considerably less than $1 million.
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Who were the 5 forgettable presidents?

Some historians have dubbed Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison the “forgotten presidents.” Indeed, it might be argued that the most notable event that occurred during the Gilded Age was the assassination of President Garfield in 1881.
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Which president married his niece?

Mary Dimmick Harrison (née Mary Scott Lord; April 30, 1858 – January 5, 1948) was the second wife of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States. She was nearly 25 years younger than Harrison, and was the niece of his first wife.
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What president married his cousin?

His childhood sweetheart and cousin once removed, Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of the eighth President, Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). She died of tuberculosis before he was elected, leaving him one of the few Presidents to remain unmarried in office.
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Which president had 15 kids?

Genealogy of John Tyler and his Descendants

John Tyler was the most prolific of all American President: he had 15 children and two wives. In 1813, Tyler married Letitia Christian, the daughter of a Virginia planter.
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Has any President had a tattoo?

Theodore Roosevelt, however, is the only American president ever documented to have had tattoos on his body, in real life, although from gunpowder.
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Which President was a prisoner?

He was in a battle and was later captured by the British, making him the only president to have been a prisoner of war. Jackson was magnetic and charming but with a quick temper that got him into many duels, two of which left bullets in him.
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Which President got a speeding ticket while riding his horse?

West came across President Ulysses S. Grant while on patrol near 13th and M Streets NW in Washington, D.C. He stopped the president for speeding in his horse and buggy and gave him a warning for excessive speed before sending him on his way.
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Are there 52 states in the United States?

There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress.
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Do Puerto Ricans get Social Security?

Many federal laws, Kavanaugh noted, treat the territories differently from the states — and not always to the detriment of the territories' residents. For instance, Puerto Rico residents are exempt from federal income tax, though they do pay other federal taxes such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment taxes.
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