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* died in office ** assassinated *** resigned   

I find it interesting looking at these photo's, the way they dressed in my
great great grandparents day.. And even more so, some of the facts found in their histories.

The only bachelor president to occupy the White House was James Buchanan.
The heaviest President was William Taft, who weighed between 300 and 340 pounds.
The lightest was James madison, about 100 pounds.
The oldest elected president was Ronald Reagan at age 69. The youngest at election
was John F Kennedy age 43. The youngest President was Theodore Rooosevelt, who as Vice-president
took over the office at age 42 when William McKinley was assassinated.
Three Presidents died on July 4th; they were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day- July 4, 1826.
Calvin Coolidge was born on the 4th of July.
John Adams, the second president, was the father of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams.
Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president, was the grandson of the ninth president, William H. Harrison.
William Harrison served the shortest time in office. He died only one month after being elected.
Franklin D Roosevelt served the longest as president. he was elected to four consecutive terms,
serving a little more than 12 years before dying in office.
Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd president, and again as the 24th president.
The only person who had served as president without being elected was Gerald Ford. He took over when
Richard Nixon resigned.
John Tyler the 10th president was the father of 15 children.
Franklin D Roosevelt was related by either blood or marriage to eleven other presidents :
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison,
James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren and George Washington.

 Here is more interesting historical data.......

 What happens when a president gets elected in a year with a "0" at
 the end?
 Also notice it goes in increments of 20 years.
 And LOOK! The year 2000 is where it landed.
 1840: William Henry Harrison (Died in Office)
 1860: Abraham Lincoln (Assassinated)
 1880: James A. Garfield (Assassinated)
 1900: William McKinley (Assassinated)
 1920: Warren G. Harding (Died in Office)
 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Died in Office)
 1960: John F. Kennedy (Assassinated)
 1980: Ronald Reagan (Survived Assassination Attempt)
 2000: ??????????????????????????????????
 And to think that we had 2 guys duking it out in the courts to be
 the one
 elected in 2000!
 You might be interested in this.
 Have a history teacher explain this ---- If they can.
 Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
 John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
 Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
 John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
 Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
 Both wives lost children while living in the White House.
 Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
 Both Presidents were shot in the head.
 Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
 Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
 Both were assassinated by Southerners.
 Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
 Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
 Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
 John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
 Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
 Both assassins were known by their three names.
 Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
 Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
 Kennedy was shot in a car called  'Lincoln' made by Ford.
 Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
 Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
 Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
 And here's the kicker:
 A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
 A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

 Weird huh!?!


 
 
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