Who was the first president of all 50 states?

Learn More: George Washington may have been our first president, but he was far from the first president of all 50 states. In fact, that honor belongs to our 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. If you think about it, presidents presiding over America’s 50 states is part of quite recent history, as Alaska and Hawaii were not officially states until 1959, when Eisenhower was serving his second term as president. That’s only 70 years ago—the United States have been around for more than 200.

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Facts You Never Knew About the U.S. Presidents

Learning about U.S. Presidents in school, I am sure that you got the basics of each of their terms in office and the highlights of their accomplishments. But there are things about our presidents that will amaze and surprise you. We were all taught about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Nixon’s role in Watergate and Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis. But, there is always more than meets the eye, especially when you are talking about the most powerful men in history! Read on to find out facts you never knew about the U.S. Presidents.

Theodore Roosevelt

Did you know that Teddy Roosevelt was the first U.S. President to travel outside the United States while in office? It’s true, on November 14, 1906, he visited Panama to check out how the construction of the Panama Canal was going. On the way, he and Elenore also made a stop in Puerto Rico.

How many knew that Jefferson and Adams both died on the 4th of July, 1826—the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? As the 90-year-old Adams lay on his deathbed, he uttered these famous last words: “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” What he didn’t know was just five hours earlier, Jefferson died at Monticello at the age of 82

James K. Polk

There were never really any fresh flowers in the White House while Polk was in office. He was advised that flowers in close quarters emitted unhealthy gasses and sucked invaluable elements from the air. This commonly held belief went the way of bloodletting and opiate therapy.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president whose mother was able to vote for him for president. The 19th Amendment came to pass in 1920, American and women finally held the right to vote. Presidents Harding’s, Coolidge’s, and Hoover’s mothers had already died by the time they ran for the Oval Office. Sara Roosevelt, on the other hand, survived to see her son win his unprecedented third term. Another little-known fact was Franklin and Eleanor were cousins. Former President Theodore Roosevelt was her uncle and walked her down the aisle at their wedding.

And the Grammy Goes To…

In addition to holding the top job in the country, three presidents are also Grammy winners. Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama all won Grammy’s for Best Spoken Word Album. But, First Lady Hillary Clinton beat them all to it, winning her Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album in 1996.

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject like the seven Presidents who preceded him. After serving just one term, Van Buren ran for president as the Free-Soil candidate. He had a vice-presidential nominee with quite a pedigree—Charles Francis Adams. Adams was the grandson of our second President and son of John Quincy Adams, our sixth President.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was a man of many talents—who knew! Honest Abe was the only president to have also been a licensed bartender. The Bartender-in-Chief was co-owner of a tavern in New Salem, Illinois called the Berry and Lincoln. Lincoln was also a champion wrestler, only losing 1 time in 300 matches. This feat got him enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was also the first president to have been photographed at his inauguration. Even odder, his future assassin John Wilkes Booth, is also in the photo.

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were once arrested together in Vermont for taking a carriage ride on a Sunday, which was against state law at the time. So-called “blue laws” were rooted in the basic Christian tenet that Sunday is to be reserved as “the Lord’s day,” and were originally enacted to encourage church attendance. Up until the in 1980s Vermont still had a few Blue Laws on the books.

George Washington made the first and the shortest inauguration speech when he took office in 1789. His speech lasted two minutes and contained 133 words. William Henry Harrison made the longest inauguration speech which had 9,000 words. It took Harrison over 90 minutes to deliver his address. He should have taken Washington’s cue because he also delivered his speech without a coat and hat. That led to the illness that ultimately killed him.   John Tyler succeeded him.

John Quincy Adams

Can you imagine what kind of media coverage would surround Donald Trump skinny-dipping in the Potomac River? But that’s precisely what John Quincy Adams did every single morning as part of his daily routine. He even documented his routine in his journal, regularly taking a long walk and a then an early in the morning dip in the Potomac. He would then go home for breakfast and then he was off to run the country.