32nd PRESIDENT of the United States of America

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT- FACT: Roosevelt addressed the nation in a series of 31 radio broadcasts referred to as the FIRESIDE CHATS. He was quite skilled at ad libbing his speeches and would often take two drafts of the same speech and extemporaneously dictate a third draft.

44th PRESIDENT of the United States of America

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II- FACT: Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He is a cigarette smoker, currently trying to quit a two decade long habit.

26th PRESIDENT of the United States of America

THEODORE 'TEDDY' ROOSEVELT- FACT: While preparing to give a campaign speech in Milwaukee, a mentally unstable man attempted to assassinate Roosevelt, and shot him with a pistol at point blank range. Wounded, Roosevelt declared "It will take more than that to kill a bull moose!" and finished his lengthy speech before visiting a hospital.

16th PRESIDENT of The United States of America

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- FACT: Lincoln used adept political genius and acute managerial skill in selecting his presidential cabinet. His cabinet was composed of rivals from within his own political party. For more information on Lincoln's cabinet, I strongly suggest you read Doris Kearns Goodwin's TEAM OF RIVALS.



ABRAHAM LINCOLN FACT: Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president to hold a patent. In May of 1849, he received Patent No. 6469 for a device to lift boats over shoals. His invention was never manufactured.
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9th PRESIDENT of the United States of America

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON - FACT: He was sixty-eight years old when he ran for president. He was the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan. His age was a major issue during the campaign. After winning the White House, in an effort to show his health and vigor, he had the longest inaugural address of any president, clocking in at a little over two hours and 8,444 words long. He wore no overcoat in the harsh, cold, winter morning in Washington D.C. This was March 4th, 1841.



WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON - FACT: That same month, on March 24th, 1841, he came down with a cold that developed into pneumonia and pleurisy. He died nine days later on April 4th, 1841. Doctors and scholars continue to argue whether the two incidents were related.

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1st PRESIDENT of the United States of America

George Washington is the only president elected unanimously by the electoral college. He was one of America's first patron of the arts, purchasing colonial landscapes of the Americas. He was also quite a lively dancer and fond of gambling.

Here's my painting of General Washington taking Trenton from the British.

Eighty-Eight Facts about Forty-Four Presidents

Eighty-Eight Facts about Forty-Four Presidents
is the blog that I have created with the intention to draw eighty-eight comics depicting little known facts about America's forty-four presidents. As always a 'Work In Progress'.