Who was the only divorced President?

When Reagan became president 32 years later, he became the first divorced person to assume the nation's highest office.
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Has there ever been a U.S. president without a wife?

He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married.
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Who was the shortest president in history?

The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters).
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Who was the first president to be married in the White House?

"I must go to dinner," he wrote a friend, "but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis' instead of the French stuff I shall find." In June 1886 Cleveland married 21-year-old Frances Folsom; he was the only President married in the White House.
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Who was the youngest President ever?

The youngest person to assume the presidency was Theodore Roosevelt, who, at the age of 42, succeeded to the office after the assassination of William McKinley. The youngest to become president by election was John F. Kennedy, who was inaugurated at age 43.
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Who is the least educated president?

Did not graduate from college
  • Abraham Lincoln (had only about a year of formal schooling of any kind)
  • Andrew Johnson (no formal schooling of any kind)
  • Grover Cleveland.
  • William McKinley (attended Allegheny College, but did not graduate; also attended Albany Law School, but also did not graduate)
  • Harry S.
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What is the most bizarre and unusual fact about a U.S. president?

Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

Coolidge had a morning ritual of having someone rub Vaseline on his head while he ate breakfast. The unusual also extended to his choice of pets: two raccoons named Reuben and Rebecca, who would sometimes run around the White House.
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Who was president for one day?

President for One Day may refer to: David Rice Atchison, a 19th-century U.S. Senator best known for the claim that he served as Acting President of the United States on March 4, 1849.
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Which three presidents died on July 4th?

It is a fact of American history that three Founding Father Presidents—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July 4, the Independence Day anniversary. But was it just a coincidence? On July 4, 1831, James Monroe, the fifth President, died at the age of 73 at his son-in-law's home in New York City.
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How many presidents have been assassinated?

In the course of the history of the United States four Presidents have been assassinated, within less than 100 years, beginning with Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Attempts were also made on the lives of two other Presidents, one President-elect, and one ex-President.
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Which President had multiple wives?

Presidents John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson had two official first ladies; both remarried during their presidential tenures.
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Who was the last President to own slaves?

George Washington was the first president who owned slaves, including while he was president. Zachary Taylor was the last who owned slaves during his presidency, and Ulysses S. Grant was the last president to have owned a slave at some point in his life.
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Which first ladies were not married to the President?

Unique among First Ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only President who never married: James Buchanan, her favorite uncle and her guardian after she was orphaned at the age of eleven.
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Which 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 died from eating cherries?

The bacteria were mostly likely present in the water or iced milk Taylor drank, though other sources have claimed that Taylor died of gastroenteritis caused by the highly acidic cherries combined with fresh milk.
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Which president was in a wheelchair?

With the help of his family, staff, and the press, Roosevelt often tried to hide his disability from the public. Many photographs depict Roosevelt draped in a blanket or cloak, which hid his wheelchair. As president, Roosevelt supported research in the treatment of polio.
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Who was the biggest president?

Taft, the nation's largest President; stood over six feet tall and weighed over three hundred pounds.
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Which President had an alligator as a pet?

John Quincy Adams. According to legend, John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the White House for several months. The uncommon pet, a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette, took up residence in the unfinished East Room bathroom.
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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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