At 325 pounds, William Howard Taft, who was dubbed “Big Bill,” was the largest president in American history and often got stuck in the White House bathtub. John Quincy Adams would often skinny dip in the Potomac River.ġ4. He never weighed more than 100 pounds.ġ3. James Madison was the shortest president of the United States, standing at only 5’4”. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were once arrested together for taking a carriage ride in the countryside of Vermont on a Sunday, which violated the laws of that state.ġ2. The “S” in Harry S Truman doesn’t stand for anything therefore, there is no period after his middle initial.ġ1. In the photo, he is standing near John Wilkes Booth, his future assassin.ġ0. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to ever be photographed at his inauguration.

George Herbert Walker Bush is the only President with four names.ĩ. George Washington made the shortest inauguration speech on record-133 words and less than two minutes long.Ĩ. James Buchanan is the only bachelor president.ħ. “Teddy Bears” were so named when Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt refused to shoot a small bear cub one day.Ħ. President Grover Cleveland is the only president to be elected to two nonconsecutive terms. Six presidents were named James: Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, and Carter.Ĥ. Jimmy Carter is the first known president to go on record as seeing a UFO.ģ. president who was also a licensed bartender.Ģ. In honor of President’s Day, we’re bringing you 44 interesting facts about the American presidents.

Amazing facts about us presidents