Friday, February 25, 2022

46 Fascinating Facts About Our 46 Presidents-- Part 6: Roosevelt to Coolidge

26.  THEODORE ROOSEVELT  (1901-1909)

The youngest president, taking office at age 42.

27.  WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT  (1909-1913)

Famous for his corpulence, Taft was the first to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League ball game

28.  WOODROW WILSON  (19143-1921)

In a 1914  proclamation, he officially established the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

29.  WARREN G. HARDING  (1921-1923)

Prior to taking office, Harding wrote a series of lurid letters to his mistress, the wife of one of his best friends.

30.  CALVIN COOLIDGE  (1923-1929)

A quiet man, he purportedly  replied, "You lose," to a visitor who bet she could get at least three words out of him.

--CootPres


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