21 Patriotic Presidential Facts for the All American

America, it has been through its fair share of ups and downs, but throughout it all there have been a select group of men (and hopefully women in the future) who have guided this great nation through its greatest victories and sourest challenges. They are the Presidents of the United States.

And with so many of them now enshrined in this nation's history, it is tough to keep up with all the curious presidential things they got up to. Of course school is not going to be a place where we learn what the leaders of this country were actually like. So you, clever and curious person have found yourself here. The right place, at the right time, that is, if your intention was to pick up some peculiar presidential facts to throw in the face of your know-it-all friend who needs to keep their loud mouth to themselves a little more often… 

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    Fact #257 Thomas Jefferson started the tradition of Presidents no longer addressing congress in person. It was later broken by Woodrow Wilson.
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  • Thomas Jefferson sure was an interesting character as he has gone down in history. First you have that whole kite business, which is rather suspect when you put it into today’s lens of social media madness. Do you think that past presidents might have just been out there trying to get the ‘likes’ of their day?

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    He inspired the wizard of oz Fact #252
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    HE WAS THE ONLY LIVING EX PRESIDENT AT THE TIME OF HAYES INAUGURATION FACT #239
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    HE WAS SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER JAMES MONROE FACT #238
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    FACT #237 THEY'RE THE ONLY THREE PRESIDENTS TO GO BY THEIR MIDDLE NAMES. [THOMAS WOODROW WILSON, DAVID DWIGHT EISENHOWER AND STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND]
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  • Well, it is not too difficult to see how and why this happened. Each one of them has their own problematic name. Wilson with his first name sounds like your neighbor who gets touchy about your bin placements. Eisenhower probably did not want to associate himself with the image of a small man trying to crush a giant. And Cleveland just did not want a name that rhymed and made him look like a Sesame Street character.

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    FACT #235 THE STORY OF HIM GETTING STUCK IN THE WHITE HOUSE BATH TUB, IS NOT TRUE. HOWEVER, LATER IN LIFE HE MADE MASSIVE STRIDES IN LOSING WEIGHT.
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    He was nominated for Fact #231 president, due to the Democratic Party, not being able to agree on a candidate
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    He purchased Alaska for the United States Fact #228
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    Fact #227 He was blind in one eye, after a boxing match in the White House in 1908. He took of jiu- jitsu after the injury.
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    Ulysses S. Grant was the Fact #226 youngest president elected, at the time of his election. He was 46 years old.
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    Fact #219 He had some Indian in his heritage
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    He became a teacher after his presidency Fact #218
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    He was the first POTUS born after the ratification of the constitution. Fact #217
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    Teapot dome, he would've been classified as not enough time, had he not committed so much corruption in his term. The only good thing was him fighting for African American rights and equality. However again, he was widely corrupt and appointed unqualified rich friends to positions. He gambled and drank 24/7.
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    John Quincy Adams won a very turbulent election. Losing the popular vote and striking a "corrupt bargain" starting off on a rocky start, JQA's presidency was halted throughout its entire four years due to the massive support for Andrew Jackson. However JQA was able to get the Erie Canal made which greatly helped transportation of goods. Sadly that's all he was really able to do. Congress blocked him throughout his entire term. He did well with what he had.
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    The Monroe Doctrine is one of the most important pieces of American history. Monroe also dealt with the panic of 1819 which was in part caused by James Madison and the war of 1812. He also granted state hood to Maine and signed the Missouri compromise which in my opinion, was ok for the time being. I hold neutral feelings about it. Monroe nonetheless served a quiet two terms in office. The crisis being the only major events other than the Monroe Doctrine and Missouri Compromise.
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    Fact #248 He's the last president both parties unanimously agree on being one of the best
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    He met his wife through Aaron Burr Fact #216
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    Fact #215 He was the first president to use loud speakers at their inauguration
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    Fact #214 He was the first president to have their inauguration broadcast nationally through radio
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    He's in the Washington crosses the Delaware painting. Due to him being there at that siege. Fact #251
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