President's Day

1. President's Day

2. George Washington • Birthplace - Virginia • Born February 22, 1732 • In May 1775, Washington of of Virginia, was elected commander in chief of the Continental Army. • His favorite horse was named Nelson. • Washington loved to help fight fires. 1st President 1789 - 1797

3. John Adams • Birthplace - Massachusetts • Born October 30, 1735 • Signer – Declaration of Independence • Adams was the first President to live in the White House. • His son, John Quincy, became president. • Died July 4, 1826 same day as Jefferson. 2nd President 1797 - 1801

4. Thomas Jefferson • Birthplace - Virginia • Born April 13, 1743 • At age 33, he drafted the Declaration of Independence. • Purchased Louisiana Territory from France, commissioned Lewis & Clark Expedition. • Died July 4, 1826 same day as Adams. 3rd President 1801 - 1809

5. James Madison • Birthplace - Virginia • Born March 16, 1751 • He helped form the Bill of Rights. • In 1814 the British burned White House and forced Madison to flee to Virginia during War of 1812. 4th President 1809 - 1817

6. James Monroe • Birthplace - Virginia • Born April 28, 1758 • He was the first president to ride a steamboat. • He proclaimed the “Monroe Doctrine”. • Acquired Florida from Spain. 5th President 1817 - 1825

7. John Quincy Adams • Birthplace - Massachusetts • Born July 11, 1767 • His father was president. • After his presidency he served in the House of Representatives from 1831 – 1846. • He was the 1st president to have his photograph taken in 1843. 6th President 1825 - 1829

8. Andrew Jackson • Birthplace – South Carolina • Born March 15, 1767 • Jackson was the first President to ride in a train. • He was a General in the war of 1812. “Battle of New Orleans”. • His nickname was “Old Hickory”. 7th President 1829 - 1837

9. Martin Van Buren • Birthplace - New York • Born December 5, 1782 • He gave us the word "OK" or "Okay" which was an abbreviation for the name of his New York home "Old Kinderhook." • Van Buren owned two tiger cubs as pets. 8th President 1837 - 1841

10. William Henry Harrison • Birthplace - Virginia • Born February 9, 1773 • He was the first president to die in office, 32 days after he was elected. • Harrison was the first President to study medicine. 9th President 1841

11. John Tyler • Birthplace - Virginia • Born March 29, 1790 • He was the President to have the most children. He had 15. • He was playing marbles when he learned that he was to be President. • Loved to play the violin. 10th President 1841 - 1845

12. James Polk • Birthplace – North Carolina • Born November 2, 1795 • Polk was the first President to have his inauguration reported by telegraph. • During his term, gaslights were first installed in the White House, so he could read late into the night. 11th President 1845 - 1849

13. Zachary Taylor • Birthplace – Virginia • Born November 24, 1784 • He served as General in the Mexican War. • He spent July 4, 1850 at a ceremony at the Washington Monument he got sick from the heat and died five days later, the second president to die in office. • Abraham Lincoln gave the eulogy at his funeral. 12th President 1849 - 1850

14. Millard Fillmore • Birthplace - New York • Born January 7, 1800 • His wife, Abigail, started the White House library collection. • Had the first "running-water bathtub" installed in the White House. 13th President 1850 - 1853

15. Franklin Pierce • Birthplace - New Hampshire • Born November 23, 1804 • Served in Mexican War as a General • He installed the first central-heating system in the White House. • Pierce was an avid fisherman. 14th President 1853 - 1857

16. James Buchanan • Birthplace - Pennsylvania • Born April 23, 1791 • Only President who never married. His niece Harriet Lane acted as First Lady. • He is said to have the neatest handwriting of all the president. 15th President 1857 -1861

17. Abraham Lincoln • Birthplace - Kentucky • Born February 12, 1809 • He loved to read. • Lincoln was the only president to receive a patent, for a device for lifting boats over shoals. • Died in Office - assassinated • Tallest President – 6” 4” 16th President 1861 - 1865

18. Andrew Johnson • Birthplace – North Carolina • Born December 29, 1808 • His wife, Eliza, taught him to read. • He was a general in Civil War. • He was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1868, but he was later acquitted by the Senate by one vote. • Elected to Senate from Tennessee after his presidency, 1874. 17th President 1865 - 1869

19. Ulysses S. Grant • Birthplace - Ohio • Born April 27, 1822 • He was a Civil War General. Fought in the Mexican War. • While president, Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for riding his horse too fast. He was fined $20. 18th President 1869 - 1877

20. Rutherford Hayes • Birthplace - Ohio • Born October 4, 1822 • Was wounded 5 times in Civil War, became a General. • He was the first President to use a telephone while in office. The first telephone was installed in the White House in 1879. 19th President 1877 - 1881

21. James Garfield • Birthplace - Ohio • Born November 19, 1831 • General in Civil War • He was the first left-handed President. • Garfield was the only president to have been a preacher. • Died in Office - assassinated 20th President 1881

22. Chester Arthur • Birthplace - New York • Born October 5, 1829 • General in Civil War • He was the first president to take the Oath of Office in his own home. • He destroyed all of his personal papers before his death. 21st President 1881 - 1885

23. Grover Cleveland • Birthplace - New York • Born – March 18, 1837 • Only President to serve two terms that were not consecutive. • Cleveland was the only president to be married in the White House. • The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth. 22nd President 1885 1889 24th President 1893 - 1897

24. Benjamin Harrison • Birthplace – Ohio • Born August 20, 1833 • His grandfather, William Henry Harrison was president. • General in Civil War • He was the first president to use electricity in the White House. • Harrison once made 140 completely different speeches in 30 days. 23rd President 1889 - 1893

25. William McKinley • Birthplace - Ohio • Born January 29, 1843 • McKinley was the first President to ride in an automobile. • He kept a parrot in the White House that could whistle "Yankee Doodle." McKinley would whistle the first part, and the bird would finish it. • Died in Office - assassinated 25th President 1897 - 1901

26. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace – New York Born October 27, 1858 Was the youngest president First President to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. He was the first President to ride in an airplane. The teddy bear is named after Theodore Roosevelt. 26th President 1901 - 1909

27. William H. Taft • Birthplace – Ohio • Born September 15, 1857 • First President to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1920. • First President to open a baseball season. • He called the White House "the loneliest place in the world." 27th President 1909 - 1913

28. Woodrow Wilson • Birthplace - Virginia • Born December 29, 1856 • He was the first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office. • He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1920 for his efforts in seeking peace after World War I and supporting the League of Nations. 28th President 1913 - 1921

29. Warren G. Harding • Birthplace – Ohio • Born November 2, 1865 • Harding was the first president to speak over the radio. • He died with a heart attack while president. 29th President 1921 - 1923

30. Calvin Coolidge • Birthplace – Vermont • Born July 4, 1872 • Coolidge's family spoke in sign language when they did not wish to be overheard. • He refused to use the telephone while he was in office. • His name was "Silent Cal." 30th President 1923 - 1929

31. Herbert Hoover • Birthplace – Iowa • Born August 10, 1874 • Served as Secretary of Commerce • He was the first president to donate his salary to charity. • He approved "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem. 31st President 1929 - 1933

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt • Birthplace - New York • Born January 30, 1882 • Elected to 4 terms • Suffered from Polio • Led during Depression and World War II. • He was the first president to have a presidential aircraft. • Died in Office 32nd President 1933 - 1945

33. Harry S. Truman • Birthplace – Missouri • Born May 8, 1884 • He was a captain in World War I. • He was playing Poker when he learned he was to be president. • He was the first president to give a speech on television. 33rd President 1945 - 1953

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower • Birthplace – Texas • Born October 14, 1890 • Served as General during WW II. • He was the first president to ride in a helicopter while president. • He was also a wonderful cook, who specialized in barbecued steaks. 34th President 1953 - 1961

35. John F. Kennedy • Birthplace - Massachusetts • Born May 29, 1917 • He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage." • Kennedy was the first President to hold a press conference on television. • Died in Office - assassinated 35th President 1961 - 1963

36. Lyndon B. Johnson • Birthplace - Texas • Born – August 27, 1908 • He was the first President to name an African American cabinet member, Robert C Weaver, HUD. • He signed a civil rights bill, established Great Society programs. 36th President 1963 - 1969

37. Richard Nixon Birthplace - California Born January 9, 1913 Nixon was the first president to visit all 50 states. He was the first president to visit China while in office He was the only president to resign from office. 37th President 1969 - 1974

38. Gerald Ford Birthplace - Nebraska Born July 14, 1913 He was the only President to serve who was not elected by U.S. voters either as President or Vice President. Ford was the first President to have been an Eagle Scout. 38th President 1974 - 1977

39. Jimmy Carter • Birthplace – Georgia • Born October 1, 1924 • Jimmy Carter is a speed reader. He has been recorded reading 2000 words per minute. • He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, making him the third President to win. 39th President 1977 - 1981

40. Ronald Reagan • Birthplace – Illinois • Born February 6, 1911 • Reagan was the oldest president in history. • He was shot by a would-be assassin and quickly recovered. • Jellybeans were his favorite candy. 40th President 1981 - 1989

41. George H.W. Bush • Birthplace – Massachusetts • Born – June 12, 1924 • When he received his commission in 1943, he became, at 19, the youngest pilot then in the Navy, flying 58 combat missions during World War II. • He was the first President to be Ambassador to the United Nations. • Father of President 41st President 1989 - 1993

42. William Clinton Birthplace - Arkansas Born August 19, 1946 While in high school, he once met President John Kennedy in the White House. His favorite sandwich is peanut butter and banana. In 1998 Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives but acquitted by the Senate. 42nd President 1993 - 2001

43. George W. Bush • Birthplace – Connecticut • Born July 6, 1946 • He was the first president to hold Little League baseball tryouts on the White House lawn. • First President to begin serving in the 21st Century. • Father was President. 43rd President 2001 - present

44. Barack H. Obama • Birthplace – Hawaii • Born – August 4, 1961 • His story is the American story of hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others • 1st African American elected President 44rd President 2009 - present

45. Remember you too can be President • The President’s Pictures used in this presentation were colored by fifth-graders from Abingdon Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia with additional photo of Barack Obama done by Mollie Enck Complied & edited by Susan Ging Lent