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Below is a sampling of Presidential Trivia. To view more, please click here: Presidential Trivia.
George Washington
* He was the only unanimously-elected president.
Thomas Jefferson
* He was the country’s first-known speleologist (cave explorer).
James Madison
* He was the smallest of all the presidents. He was only 5′4″ tall and weighed less than 100 pounds.
James Monroe
* The White House was painted white the year Monroe became president.
John Quincy Adams
* He was the first president to have his photo taken (April 13, 1843).
John Tyler
* He played the violin, loved to dance, spoke softly, and had good manners.
James Polk
* He was the most successful president in American history. During the 1844 campaign, he made five promises: to acquire California from Mexico, to settle the Oregon dispute, to lower the tariff, to establish a sub-treasury, and to retire from the office after four years. When he left office, his campaign promises had all been fulfilled.
Franklin Pierce
* He was the first president to have a Christmas tree in the White House.
Abraham Lincoln
* He patented his floating drydock on May 22, 1849, patent #6469. He was the first U.S. President to receive a patent.
Andrew Johnson
* He was buried wrapped in a U.S. flag and with his well-worn copy of the Constitution under his head.
James Garfield
* He was the first left-handed president.
Benjamin Harrison
* He was the first president to attend a baseball game.
Theodore Roosevelt
* He was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1906).
Franklin D. Roosevelt
* He was the first president to name a woman to his Cabinet.
Harry Truman
* He was the only president who didn’t have a dog in the White House.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
* He was in charge of the D-Day invasion during World War II. He was made a 5-star general afterward.
John F. Kennedy
* He was the first president to win a Purple Heart
Gerald Ford
* He once worked as a fashion model.
Jimmy Carter
* He was the only president who commanded a submarine.
Ronald Reagan
* He became the first U.S. president to address Japan’s legislature.
George H.W. Bush
* He liked to play horseshoes.
Wililam J. Clinton
* He met John F. Kennedy when he was 17.
George W. Bush
* Once owned the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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Our hotel's theme is the Presidency and the White House, but it's more than just a theme.
Visiting the White House Inn Bangor is second only to visiting the White House itself! You’ll find presidential memorabilia from Presidential M&Ms to White House towels to our Hall of Presidents. You’ll even find our current sitting president greeting you in our lobby in full-size, real-life, two-dimensional cardboard!
We’re endeavoring to make our Web site reflect this presidential theme, so here we invite you to explore the many fun and interesting things we’ve collected about the greatest institution in the free world: the Presidency of the United States!
Presidential Gallery
George Washington
1789-97
1st President |
John Adams
1797-1801
2nd President |
Thomas Jefferson
1801-09
3rd President |
James Madison
1809-17
4th President |
James Monroe
1817-25
5th President |
John Q. Adams
1825-29
6th President |
Andrew Jackson
1829-37
7th President |
Martin Van Buren
1837-41
8th President |
William Henry Harrison
1841
9th President |
John Tyler
1841-45
10th President |
James Polk
1845-49
11th President |
Zachary Taylor
1849-50
12th President |
Millard Fillmore
1850-53
13th President |
Franklin Pierce
1853-57
14th President |
James Buchanan
1857-61
15th President |
Abraham Lincoln
1861-65
16th President |
Andrew Johnson
1865-69
17th President |
Ulysses S. Grant
1869-77
18th President |
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877-81
19th President |
James Garfield
1881
20th President |
Chester Arthur
1881-85
21st President |
Grover Cleveland
1885-89, 1893-97
22nd, 24th President |
Benjamin Harrison
1889-93
23rd President |
William McKinley
1897-1901
25th President |
Theodore Roosevelt
1901-09
26th President |
William H. Taft
1909-13
27th President |
Woodrow Wilson
1913-21
28th President |
Warren Harding
1921-23
29th President |
Calvin Coolidge
1923-29
30th President |
Herbert Hoover
1929-33
31st President |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-45
32nd President |
Harry Truman
1945-53
33rd President |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953-61
34th President |
John F. Kennedy
1961-63
35th President |
Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-69
36th President |
Richard Nixon
1969-74
37th President |
Gerald Ford
1974-77
38th President |
Jimmy Carter
1977-81
39th President |
Ronald Reagan
1981-89
40th President |
George H.W. Bush
1989-93
41st President |
William J. Clinton
1993-2001
42nd President |
George W. Bush
2001-2009
43rd President |
Barack H. Obama
2009 -
44th President |
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Presidential Links
The White House - the official Web site of the White House in Washington, D.C. It’s full of presidential history, White House facts, and great pictures. (But you have a much better chance of getting a room with us.)
The Kennedy-Lincoln Coincidences - You may have heard about the bizarre coincidence between the lives, deaths, and afterlives of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. This page brings together all the truths, dispels the rumors, and keep you wondering.
The Ridley Presidential Tour - on Chiasmus.com is Dennis Ridley’s masterful composition of chiastic remarks about each and every president. While there, check out one of the site’s “Masters of Chiasmus,” John F. Kennedy, who often used chiasmus. (If you don’t know, chiasmus is the inversion of the same words in separate clauses, such as in JFK’s “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”)
The Diaries of George Washington - George kept diaries from 1748 until the last day prior to his death. Read them here.
Jelly Belly Art Gallery - Reagan’s favorite jelly bean maker, Jelly Belly, has several presidential portraits made entirely out of jelly beans.
Please Click to Play “Hail to the Chief.” Or see the lyrics here!
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