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| Who was the only President who did not win election to either the office of Vice President or President? |
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| Who was the only President who had served as Speaker of the House? |
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| Who was the largest President? |
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| Taft, who stood about 6 feet (180 centimeters) tall and weighed more than 300 pounds (136 kilograms). |
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| James Madison At 5 feet, 4 inches, he was our shortest president. |
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| Who was the only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms? |
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| Who held the first regular presidential press conferences? |
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| Which President was sworn into office on an airplane? |
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| Who was the only person to serve as both President and chief justice? |
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| Which president was sworn into office by a woman? |
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| Lyndon B. Johnson by Judge Sarah T. Hughes. |
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| Five Presidents have been elected whose closest opponent received more popular votes. Who were the Presidents? |
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| John Quincy Adams, election of 1824; Hayes, 1876; Benjamin Harrison, 1888; William J. Clinton, 1996 and George W. Bush 2000. |
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| Who was the first President to visit a foreign country while in office? |
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| Which Presidents are buried in Arlington National Cemetery? |
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| Who were the only grandfather and grandson who both served as President? |
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| W. H. Harrison and B. Harrison. |
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| Who were the only Presidents to be sworn into office by a former President? |
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| Coolidge and Hoover (by Taft). |
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| Which President never married? |
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| Who were the "two" father and son pairs who both served as President? |
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| John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Most recently George H. Bush and George W. Bush. |
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| What two former Presidents died on the same day? |
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| John Adams and Jefferson. |
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| Which Presidents lived past the age of 90? |
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| What President lived the shortest time? |
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| Who was the only former Vice President who became President but did not succeed the President under whom he served? |
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| Which President had the most children? |
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| Who was the first President to live in the White House? |
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| Who was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.? |
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| Who was the first President to speak on radio? |
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| Who was the first President to speak on television? |
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| What two Presidents died in the White House? |
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| W. H. Harrison and Taylor. |
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| Which President served the shortest time in office? |
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| W. H. Harrison, one month, 1841. |
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| Which President served the longest? |
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| F. D. Roosevelt, 12 years, 1 month, 8 days. |
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| Which President received the greatest number of electoral votes? |
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| Which Presidents signed the Constitution? |
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| Who was the only President who had a child born in the White House? |
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| Which Presidents were assassinated? |
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| Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy. |
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| What other Presidents died in office? |
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| W. H. Harrison, Taylor, Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
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| Which Presidents died on the Fourth of July? |
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| Jefferson, 1826; John Adams, 1826; and Monroe, 1831. |
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| Who was the first President born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution? |
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| Who was the first President to ride on a railroad train? |
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| Who was the only President to resign? |
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| Which Presidents served as university presidents before their election to the U.S. Presidency? |
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| Wilson (Princeton) and Eisenhower (Columbia). |
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| Who was the first President nominated by a national political convention? |
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| Who was the youngest person ever to become President? |
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| Who was the youngest person ever elected President? |
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| Who was the oldest person ever elected President? |
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