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 Little Known Facts About Presidents!                                       
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 * Jimmy Carter was the first President to have been born in a hospital.    
   All prior presidents were born at home.                                  
 * The S in Harry S Truman's name actually was selected by his parents      
   to not offend either grandfather, since both their names started with    
   an S.  The S actually meant nothing but the above.                       
 * Franklin Pierce was an alcoholic according to the history records.  Our  
   14th president was often caught in drunken brawls at taverns.            
 * President Theodore Roosevelt had no sight in his left eye.  He lost the  
   vision when stuck in a boxing exercise in 1904.                          
 * Not until 1824 did the populous take part in voting for the president.   
   Prior to 1824 the Electoral College selected the President.  Candidates  
   were chosen by party caucus.                                             
 * Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abe Lincoln, was the only son to live to     
   adult age.  He was present at three assassinations:  his father's,       
   Garfield's and McKinley's.                                               
 * Stranger than the above, Robert Todd Lincoln was asked to tell Garfield  
   all the memories he had of his father's assassination; just two days     
   prior to Garfield being shot by a disappointed seeker of the office.     
 * James Buchanan has been the only president to serve his entire term as   
   a bachelor.                                                              


