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May 2, 2016 · Who Was the Funniest U.S. President? With President Obama on his way out, now is the time to rank all 44 by their comedic chops. By Alex Siquig. May 2, 2016. Nick Sultana/Getty. Barack...
Feb 19, 2019 · Updated January 20, 2021 to include the 46th President, Joe Biden. In honor of Presidents' Day, here are some fun facts about the 45 men who served as the 46 Presidents of the United States. Click on the President’s name for more fun facts on this site about that President. 1. George Washington -- Plagued….
Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, was known for his serious and formal demeanor. He was respected for his integrity and affable manner he’s not generally remembered for his sense of humor.
- James Madison: A jokester to the end. President Madison, our nation’s fourth president, got laughs even on his deathbed with the line, “I always talk better lying down.”
- Martin Van Buren: Exit laughing. Van Buren’s presidency was filled with financial, political, and ideological challenges. In 1840, he lost his bid for a second term to William Henry Harrison, failing to carry even his home state (New York).
- John Tyler: Flirting with popularity. Tyler, the first president to ascend from the office of Vice President upon the death of the elected president, had a way with the witty words.
- Franklin Pierce: A slogan for the win. Our 14th president was little-known until he ran on the catchy slogan, “We Polked You in ’44. We Shall Pierce You in ’52,” a reference to 11th President James K. Polk, a fellow Democrat.
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He’s also said to be pretty funny, even though some might not think so, given his job title. 44. Barack Obama. Obama is the 44th President of the United States, but he has already shown that he will be one of the most memorable presidents in history, given his age at taking office.
- Gerald Ford Was A Model.
- Herbert Hoover Invented His Own Sport.
- Herbert Hoover Managed The Football Team at Stanford.
- Theodore Roosevelt Didn’T Think A Black Eye Seemed Presidential.
- Theodore Roosevelt Had A Lot of Pets.
- Theodore Roosevelt Had A Lock of Abe Lincoln's Hair.
- Theodore Roosevelt Viewed Abe Lincoln's Funeral Procession.
- Abraham Lincoln's Hair Was Incredibly Versatile.
- Ulysses S. Grant Was Given A Speeding Ticket ... While He Was President.
- Bill Clinton Is Kind of A Brony.
Gerald Ford—birth name Leslie Lynch King, Jr.—was a model for Cosmopolitan, appearing in a cover illustration he posed for in 1942. He also met his wife through modeling.
Watch out, Calvin Coolidge Ball. To stay fit, Herbert Hoover and his personal physician invented their own sport: Hooverball. The game was a sort of cross between volleyball, tennis, and dodgeball, except much more terrifying, because it was played with a medicine ball.
Speaking of Hoover and sports: young Herbert was manager of the football team at Stanford, but he was a little bit Holden Caulfield about the gig. At the first Stanford-Cal game in 1892, for instance, he forgotto bring the game ball.
Noted pugilistTR said he cut back on boxing in the White House because it was "rather absurd for a president to appear with a black eye or a swollen nose or a cut lip."
The president and his kids kepta menagerie: There were horses, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, a lizard, a badger, a snake named Emily Spinach, and a bear named Jonathan Edwards, among others.
Incidentally, during his inauguration, Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring that contained a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, which may be the 14th weirdest thing about him.
In 1865, TR watched Abraham Lincoln's funeral processionin New York City, and apparently it left quite an impression. Enough to make Teddy want some of Lincoln's hair and to call the man his "great hero." More Articles About Presidents:
Speaking of Lincoln's hair: it was amazing. Stately, bed-tossed, shaggy, neatly trimmed. He pulled off dozensof looks with what one reporter called "wild Republican hair."
In 1872, sitting president Ulysses S. Grant was pulled over and fined $20 for exceeding the Washington speed limit... on a horse.
When Bill Clinton appeared on Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, he aced the three questions about My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Feb 10, 2020 · By Elizabeth Yuko. Updated: Apr. 26, 2024. Even presidents have their secrets. 1 / 45. uschools/Getty Images. More than meets the eye. Presidents of the United States of America are...
