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US Presidents: Facts and Firsts

What each president is known for, plus presidential firsts and facts.

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  • Led the Continental Army and was the first presidentClue
    George Washington
  • Second president; his son also became presidentClue
    John Adams
  • Wrote the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana PurchaseClue
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Called the Father of the ConstitutionClue
    James Madison
  • Warned European nations away from the Americas in 1823Clue
    James Monroe
  • Son of the second president, he was the sixthClue
    John Quincy Adams
  • Hero of the Battle of New Orleans; started the 'common man' eraClue
    Andrew Jackson
  • Served only one month in 1841 and diedClue
    William Henry Harrison
  • President during the Mexican-American War and the Oregon TreatyClue
    James K. Polk
  • Led the nation during the Civil War and signed the Emancipation ProclamationClue
    Abraham Lincoln
  • First president to be impeached by the HouseClue
    Andrew Johnson
  • Civil War general who became the 18th presidentClue
    Ulysses S. Grant
  • Shot in 1881 and died months laterClue
    James A. Garfield
  • Only president to serve two separate termsClue
    Grover Cleveland
  • President when the Spanish-American War happenedClue
    William McKinley
  • Youngest person to become president, at age 42Clue
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Teddy bear was named after himClue
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Only person to be both president and Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtClue
    William Howard Taft
  • Led the US in World War I and proposed the League of NationsClue
    Woodrow Wilson
  • President at the start of the Great DepressionClue
    Herbert Hoover
  • Only president elected four timesClue
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Led the nation through the Depression and most of World War IIClue
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Ordered the atomic bombs used to end World War IIClue
    Harry S. Truman
  • Supreme Allied commander in WWII who became presidentClue
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Started the Interstate Highway SystemClue
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Youngest person elected president, at age 43Clue
    John F. Kennedy
  • First Catholic presidentClue
    John F. Kennedy
  • President during the Cuban Missile CrisisClue
    John F. Kennedy
  • Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964Clue
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • President when Americans first walked on the MoonClue
    Richard Nixon
  • Only president to resign from officeClue
    Richard Nixon
  • Became president after Nixon resigned, without being elected president or vice presidentClue
    Gerald Ford
  • Peanut farmer from Georgia who became the 39th presidentClue
    Jimmy Carter
  • Former actor and California governor who became president in 1981Clue
    Ronald Reagan
  • President when the Berlin Wall fellClue
    George H. W. Bush
  • President in the 1990s who was the 42ndClue
    Bill Clinton
  • Son of the 41st president, he became the 43rdClue
    George W. Bush
  • First Black presidentClue
    Barack Obama
  • Presidents' term lengthClue
    Four years
  • Maximum terms for a presidentClue
    Two elected terms, set by the 22nd Amendment (1951)
  • Minimum age to be presidentClue
    35 years old
  • Who becomes president if the president cannot serve?Clue
    The vice president
  • The White HouseClue
    Home of the president at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
  • First president to live in the White HouseClue
    John Adams
  • Camp DavidClue
    The president's country retreat in Maryland
  • Air Force OneClue
    The airplane that carries the president
  • Oval OfficeClue
    The president's formal office in the White House
  • Electoral CollegeClue
    The system of electors who formally choose the president
  • InaugurationClue
    Ceremony where a president takes the oath of office
  • Inauguration DayClue
    January 20 (since 1937)
  • VetoClue
    The president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress
  • Executive orderClue
    A directive issued by the president that has the force of law
  • Commander in chiefClue
    The president's role as head of the armed forces
  • CabinetClue
    Leaders of major government departments who advise the president
  • First ladyClue
    Title for the president's wife (so far); some have been active leaders
  • Eleanor RooseveltClue
    First lady who held press conferences and wrote a newspaper column
  • Dolley MadisonClue
    First lady known for hosting events and saving a portrait during the War of 1812
  • Abigail AdamsClue
    First lady and trusted adviser to John Adams
  • First president born a US citizen rather than a British subjectClue
    Martin Van Buren
  • Taller than most, 6 feet 4 inchesClue
    Abraham Lincoln
  • Protected millions of acres as national forests, parks and monumentsClue
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Mount Rushmore presidentsClue
    Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln
  • President on the pennyClue
    Abraham Lincoln
  • President on the nickelClue
    Thomas Jefferson
  • President on the dollar billClue
    George Washington
  • President on the five-dollar billClue
    Abraham Lincoln
  • President on the 50-dollar billClue
    Ulysses S. Grant
  • President on the quarterClue
    George Washington
  • President on the dimeClue
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Born on the Fourth of JulyClue
    Calvin Coolidge
  • Died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the DeclarationClue
    Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
  • Had a pet raccoon named RebeccaClue
    Calvin Coolidge
  • Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906Clue
    Theodore Roosevelt

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