PRESIDENT’S DAY TRIVIA. WEIRD FACTS ABOUT EVERY US PRESIDENT

The Commander in Chief, The Head Cheese, The Big Man, the Most Powerful Man In The World, The President Of The United States of America are all ways to address the position. We should show respect to the position even if we may not agree with the person sitting there. Even “Mr. President” (which could also be Ms. or Mrs. someday) may have some quirky facts about them that you may not know about. A site called 24/7 Wall Street came up with a list of facts about all 46 Presidents with some being fun and some being a bit odd. Here’s 5 to get you started with a link to the full list here. George W. Bush was the head of what? It might surprise you.

1.  Thomas Jefferson would’ve LOVED the Weather Channel.  He was passionate about meteorology, and kept daily, detailed records on the weather.

2.  Martin Van Buren invented (or at least popularized) the term, “okay.”  The origin dates back to Van Buren’s reelection campaign in 1840.  He had adopted the nickname, Old Kinderhook because he was born in Kinderhook, New York.  His supporters shortened it to “OK” during rallies.

3.  John Tyler was born 233 years ago in 1790, and yet he still has one living grandchild.  Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928 and is now 94 years old.  And a second grandson, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., died at 95 just two years ago.  (There’s something in those Tyler genes.  G-E-N-E-S.)  (???)

4.  Andrew Johnson was an indentured servant for two years of childhood.  His mother had sent him and his brother away to serve a tailor.  After two years, they ran away.  And from his experience working with the tailor, Johnson made all of his suits while president.

5.  James Garfield was ambidextrous, and he could write in two different languages at once . . . Greek with one hand, Latin with the other.