Washington- only president to be unanimously elected by Electoral College.
had teeth made of hippopotamus ivory.
acted like a king.
Adams- first election under real two party system.
Graduate of Harvard.
First president to live in the White House.
Only father-son presidency.
Died July 4th same day as Jefferson.
Jefferson- wrote the Declaration of independence.
Designed his home.
First president to take the oath in Washington, D.C.
Very talented.
Died July 4th same day as Adams.
Never spoke in public because of voice.
Madison- graduate from Princeton.
Was the first president to wear trousers.
Very short, always wore black.
Monroe- first president to ride on a steamboat.
The only president to have a foreign capitol named after him.
Died on July 4th .
Adams- graduated from Harvard.
Helped establish Smithsonian Institute.
Kept a diary for over 60 years.
First president to be photographed.
Seemed hard and cold as ice.
Jackson- joined the SC militia at age 13 and was captured by British in War for Independence.
Opened the White House to crowds for his inauguration.
First president to ride a train while in office.
Lived with a bullet in his chest.
First president to have an assassination attempt.
Van Buren- first president not born a British subject.
Got new upholstery in the Oval Drawing room, and created the Blue Room.
Harrison- served the shortest presidential term- one-month.
He was the oldest president until Regan.
Longest inauguration address in history.
Died of pneumonia.
Tyler- graduated from William and Mary College.
Almost killed twice while in office.
First vice-president to run office.
First president to marry while in office.
Polk- expanded American boundaries to the Pacific.
Worked 14 hours a day and took no vacations.
First speaker of the house to become president.
Taylor- didn't know of him nomination because he didn't pay postage due on letter notifying.