Which president never went to school?

George Washington (1789-1797)
George Washington is another answer to the question “who was the only president who never went to school?” He never went to college and received no education past the age of 11. He spent his childhood in Virginia, learning from several tutors.
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Which US president did not attend school?

George Washington never attended college, though The College of William & Mary did issue him a surveyor's certificate. Two presidents have attended a foreign college at the undergraduate level: John Quincy Adams at Leiden University and Bill Clinton at the University of Oxford (John F.
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Which US president never went to school and learned to read and write from his wife?

Born in a log cabin in North Carolina to nearly illiterate parents, Andrew Johnson did not master the basics of reading, grammar, or math until he met his wife at the age of seventeen. The only other man to attain the office of President with so little formal education was Abraham Lincoln.
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Which president did not have a high school diploma?

George Washington: The nation's first president never took college courses but did earn a surveyor's certificate. James Monroe: The nation's fifth president attended William & Mary College but didn't graduate. Andrew Jackson: The seventh president did not attend college.
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Who was the best educated U.S. president?

The 28th President Woodrow Wilson is the most educated President in United States history.
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Has any president had a PhD?

Woodrow Wilson is known as one of the nation's greatest presidents, and is the only U.S. president to hold a PhD degree. Wilson was the 28th U.S. president and served in office from 1913 to 1921.
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Which president was head cheerleader in high school?

Bush attended high school at Phillips Academy, a boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and was the head cheerleader during his senior year. He attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
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Which president never lived in the White House?

Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in. Since that time, each President has made his own changes and additions.
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Can you become president without a high school diploma?

There is no minimum educational requirement that must be met in order to be qualified to run as president, though most have attained college degrees.
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What did Andrew Jackson do as president?

Jackson laid the framework for democracy, paid off the national debt, gained new lands for America, strengthened relationships with foreign nations globally and issued a new currency.
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What president only had a high school education?

But on March 4, 1865, he became vice president during Abraham Lincoln's second term. And a month later, on April 15, Johnson became the 17th US president after Lincoln's assassination. He never set foot in a formal educational institution. Because of this, Johnson is the only president who never went to school.
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Did Abraham Lincoln went to school?

Lincoln was self-educated. His formal schooling was intermittent, the aggregate of which may have amounted to less than twelve months. He never attended college, but Lincoln retained a lifelong interest in learning.
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Did George Washington go to school?

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Washington never attended college or received a formal education. His two older half brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, attended Appleby Grammar School in England.
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Did Ronald Reagan have a college degree?

Over six years, Reagan performed 77 rescues. In 1928, he attended Eureka College. He was an indifferent student, majored in economics and sociology and graduated with a C average.
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Which president was never married?

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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Was Ronald Reagan a cheerleader in college?

Ronald Reagan: Our 40th President was a cheerleader at Eureka College in Illinois as well as a member of the football team and captain of the swim team. Mitt Romney: The Republican candidate for President in 2012 and former US Senator, was not quite as adept in athletics while in Prep School.
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Did George Bush serve in the military?

On October 1, 1973, Bush was honorably discharged from the Texas Air National Guard and transferred to the Air Force Reserve's inactive reserves in Denver, Colorado. He was discharged from the Air Force Reserve on November 21, 1974, ending his military service.
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Who is the richest president?

The richest president in history is believed to be Donald Trump, who is often considered the first billionaire president.
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Who was the 1st left handed president?

Garfield (1881) First president to be elected to the presidency directly from the House of Representatives. First president to be left-handed or ambidextrous. First president to die before reaching the age of 50.
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How many presidents have had a law degree?

Most people are surprised to learn that eight lawyer-presidents did so. In addition to Harrison and Taft, the advo-cates were John Quincy Adams, James Polk, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, Grover Cleveland, and Richard Nixon.
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Has a President ever 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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What President was an only child?

Although there were no only-children, three presidents only had one sibling - Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. On average the presidents had a little over 5 siblings.
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Which President killed a man in a duel?

On May 30, 1806, future President Andrew Jackson kills a man who accused him of cheating on a horse race bet and then insulted his wife, Rachel.
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