Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Weird Facts About Presidents

By: prettygirl

prettygirl — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:51:29 +0000

This website is awesome! Hey, Sara! I haven’t seen you for a while! How are you?

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:50:00 +0000

@erin: Thanks. I remember reading about it in an Uncle John’s bathroom reader, and my english teacher told us about it in eleventh grade.

By: NYCGirl

NYCGirl — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:52:00 +0000

Sorry, Millard. Franklin Pierce, on the other hand…

By: erin brianne

erin brianne — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:04:00 +0000

to Sara: He was interviewed in the nude…while skinny-dipping in the Potomac. Quincy Adams did not like the public life, nor did he like giving interviews so one day while he was on swim, a reporter held his clothes hostage. Anne Royall was her name. Quite ballsy of her.

By: Zane

Zane — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Andrew Jackson was particularly outspoken about Buchanan’s relationship[from Wikipedia]“:Buchanan and King’s close relationship prompted Andrew Jackson to refer to King as “Miss Nancy” and “Aunt Fancy….”

By: Eve

Eve — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20:00 +0000

What about Buchanan’s engagement to Ann Coleman, her death, and the blame placed on him for it? Adds an interesting and sad aspect to his story, especially since he kept her letters until his death.

By: Evil Twin

Evil Twin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:35:00 +0000

Thomas Jeffersonâ€™s pet mockingbird was allowed to fly freely all around the White House, except when the president had guests.

You’re so smart John!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:46:00 +0000

John Quincy Adams was also interviewed in the nude, I’ve read. And I’ve also read about Jefferson fathering plenty of illegitement children. One of my classmates did two seperate projects on that, a government report and a term paper.

By: John Meeks

John Meeks — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:38:00 +0000

I believe that it was Grover Cleveland who had the tumor removed from his mouth during a top secret operation aboard the presidential yacht.

By: KR

KR — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:44:00 +0000

agreed that Fillmore looks a bit like a Baldwin in that picture. Which means he was very handsome when he was younger, but just manages a baffled distinguished air in his later years?