Conor’s Top 10 Facts About Presidents

February 17, 2020 — Episode 16

10. Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day, July 4, 1826 - the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

9. John Quincy Adams (son of John Adams) would skinny dip in the Potomac River every morning.

8. William (“Big Bill”) Taft was 350 lbs and once became stuck in a tub and had tohave the White House staff help him out

7. Andrew Jackson was in 100 duels

6. Franklin Pierce was arrested during his presidency for running over a woman with his horse. Charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence.

5. The sign “OK” comes from Pres. Martin Van Buren’s 1840 re-election signs

o ‘OK” – sort for ‘Old Kinderhook’ because he was from Kinderhook NY

4. William McKinley always wore a red carnation on his lapel as a good luck charm.

3. James Garfield could write in Greek with one hand and in Latin with the other at the same time

2. Teddy Roosevelt was shot while delivering a speech, and finished his 1½ hour speech with a bullet lodged in his chest.

1. Abraham Lincoln was the greatest wrestling president — 300 matches: 299-1