Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but All-True Facts About America's Presidents
Nonfiction, History, Reference, Reference & Language, Almanacs & Trivia, Trivia, Americas, United States
| Author: | Stephen Spignesi | ISBN: | 9781101585023 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Spignesi |
| ISBN: | 9781101585023 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Language: | English |
From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild—but true!—facts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders:
• Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist.
• Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy.
• Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was the president.
• James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower’s nickname for his staff driver was “Private Parts.”
• Barack Obama can bench press 200 pounds.
From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild—but true!—facts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders:
• Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist.
• Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy.
• Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was the president.
• James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower’s nickname for his staff driver was “Private Parts.”
• Barack Obama can bench press 200 pounds.
