More Presidential Facts You May Have Missed

(REF:  Facts and Fun About The Presidents by George Sullivan)

01.  Large Offshoots

William Henry Harrison (9th President) fathered a group of 10 children. 

(He had the shortest presidency.  He died just 31 days after inauguration.)  

His Vice President, John Tyler assumed the presidency.  Tyler, dubbed "His Accidency" had fathered his own group of 15 children.

(BTW, my maternal Grandfather, Arthur S, Vaughan, also fathered 15 children, and then brought me up.)

02. Birthdays

No President was born in June.

Most Presidents (6) were born in October.

03.  Presidential Food

Ulysses S. Grant enjoyed cucumbers soaked in vinegar.

John F. Kennedy insisted on a breakfast of 2 eggs boiled for exactly 4 minutes.

Richard Nixon thrived on cottage cheese topped with ketchup.

04.  Pets in the White House

Theodore Roosevelt and his children had lots of pets that came to keep them comfortable at the presidential abode:

dogs

cats

squirrels

raccoons

rabbits

Guinea pigs

a badger

a black bear

a rat

a parrot

a green garter snake

a pony

WOW!

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