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Who was the first presidential jogger?
A: Theodore Roosevelt. He jogged around the Washington Monument daily.

Who was the first divorcee to live in the White House as First Lady of the United States?
A :Florence Harding, wife of Warren G. Harding.

What is the minimum age set in the Constitution for the president of the United States.
A: 35--according to Article II, Section 1.

When all the paint was stripped from the outer walls of the White house for the very first time in the 1980s how many coats were removed?
A: 42.

How many presidents were British subjects at birth?
A: Eight.  George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison. The first president born an American was Martin Van Buren, who served between Jackson and Harrison.

What American president signed an amnesty bill restoring citizenship to Jefferson Davis, retroactive to 1868?
A: Jimmy Carter.

Who gave Chelsea Clinton her cat, Socks?
A: Her piano teacher, who found Socks and his sister, Midnight, abandoned in a park in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1990 and took them home. Chelsea fell in love with Socks during a piano lesson and adopted her.

How was Martha Washington formally addressed during her husband's presidency?
A: As Lady Washington.

Who was the first U.S. presidential nominee to give his acceptance speech in person at his party's convention?
A: Frederick Douglass, in 1888.  He received one vote at the Republican convention  in Chicago that ultimately picked Benjamin Harrison as the party candidate. Douglass went on to become U.S. minister to Haiti.

Who piloted Eleanor Roosevelt, in evening dress, to Baltimore, just after she became first Lady?
A: Amelia Earhart. Mrs. Roosevelt was so enthusiastic about the flight, she wanted Earhart to give her flying lessons, but the president said no.

What live trophy from the Lewis and Clark expedition to the American Northwest did President Thomas Jefferson keep on the grounds of the White House?
A: A grizzly bear.

What historic presidential site was closed in 1985 because visitors balked at having to pass prison gates, gun towers and armed guards to get to it?
A: The house in Moreau, New York, where Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs and died. It's now part of Mt. McGregor Prison.

What president won election after three unsuccessful bids for the nomination?
A: James Buchanan, who won in 1856 after losing the nomination in 1844, 1848, and1852.

Who was honored with the first toast ever made at a White House dinner?
A: Lafayette. President John Quincy Adams proposed the toast on September 6, 1825, as the Marine Corps Band played the "Marseillaise."

Which U.S. president has the greatest number of American communities named after him?
A: Thomas Jefferson, with 37. Lincoln and Washington are tied for second with 32 each.

What president-to-be released the trap door on the gallows at two hangings?
A: Grover Cleveland, while he was sheriff of Buffalo, New York, in the early 1870s.

What jellybean flavors were Ronald Reagan's favorites?
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