Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al
Author | : Stephen Spignesi |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780399537431 |
ISBN-13 | : 0399537430 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.