Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words to the U.S. President upon meeting in 1995 were, “Do you think O.J. did it?” 00
Andrew Jackson was the first sitting president to almost…
Andrew Jackson was the first sitting president to almost be assassinated. After the first pistol failed to be discharged a second pistol was pulled, that one too misfired. The likelihood of both pistols misfiring was 120,000 to 1. 00
At 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received…
At 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received a recruiting letter from the Marine Corps while he was President. 00
All presidents and first ladies have secret service…
All presidents and first ladies have secret service protection for life, and any children of former presidents get secret service protection until they turn 16. 00
Former US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed…
Former US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”. 00
President Nixon, after many years of refusing…
President Nixon, after many years of refusing to release his tax returns for review, said “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” After the investigation, he was forced to pay $465,000 in back taxes he owed. 01
While at the toilet, president Carter hit a secret…
While at the toilet, president Carter hit a secret “panic button” thinking it was a flush toilet button and Secret Service responded by bursting into the room while the president was still zipping up his trousers. 10
In 1984, a young boy named Andy Smith wrote…
In 1984, a young boy named Andy Smith wrote a letter to Ronald Reagan asking for federal funds to clean his bedroom after his mother called it a “disaster area.”
Abraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats…
Abraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats over shoals and obstructions, making him the only US president to hold a patent.
President John Quincy Adams…
President John Quincy Adams owned an alligator which he kept in the White House.