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No One but the President, Seems to Be Expected NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATING PRESIDENTS DAY What is No one but the Mount Rushmore Presidents Day? The dedication of Mount Rushmore was given by President Calvin Coolidge on Aug. 10, 1927. “We have come here to dedicate a cornerstone that was laid by the Presidents Day is celebrated President, seems hand of the Almighty. On this towering wall of Rushmore, in the heart of the Black every year on the third Mon- Hills, is to be inscribed a memorial which will represent some of the outstanding day of February. A holiday features of four of our Presidents, laid on by the hand of a great artist in sculpture. was originally established to to be expected ... to This memorial will crown the height of land between the Rocky Mountains and celebrate George Washing- the Atlantic seaboard, where coming generations may view it for all time.” The ton’s birthday (Feb. 22). It has look out for the general faces on Mount Rushmore are about 60 feet tall from chin to top of the head. The gained popularity as a day to pupils of eyes are 4 feet across and the mouths are 18 feet wide. The carving took honor all presidents after the place between 1927-1941. The total cost was about $990,000. Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which made the holiday al- interests of the country.” ways on a Monday. Woodrow Wilson Presidential terms Party affiliation: ● None ● Other ● Democrat ● Republican Years in Office:● Year ◗ Partial year Presidential Quiz # Name Served Years in office 1 George Washington 1789-1797 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1. Which president was considered 12. Which president appeared in 53 films? 2 John Adams 1797-1801 ● ● ● ● the first “Dark Horse” president? A. George H. W. Bush B. Ronald Reagan 3 Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A. Andrew Jackson B. James Buchanan C. John F. Kennedy D. George W. Bush 4 James Madison 1809-1817 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. James K. Polk D. Andrew Johnson 13. Who was the only one to resign from office? 5 James Monroe 1817-1825 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2. Who is called the A. Bill J. Clinton B. Warren G. Harding 6 John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 ● ● ● ● “Father of the Constitution?” C. Richard M. Nixon D. Zachary Taylor 7 Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Madison 8 Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 ● ● ● ● 14. Which president was a licensed bartender? C. George Washington D. John Quincy Adams 9 William Henry Harrison 1841 ◗ A. John F. Kennedy B. George W. Bush 10 John Tyler 1841-1845 ● ● ● ● 3. Who was nicknamed the “Little Magician?” C. Abraham Lincoln D. Woodrow Wilson 11 James K. Polk 1845-1849 ● ● ● ● A. Martin Van Buren B. Millard Fillmore 15. Who had a previous job as a hangman? 12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 ◗ C. James Monroe D. Grover Cleveland A. Grover Cleveland B. James Monroe 13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 ● ● ● 4. Which president had the shortest tenure? C. Franklin Pierce D. Andrew Jackson 14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 ● ● ● ● A. William Henry Harrison B. Zachary Taylor 15 James Buchanan 1857-1861 ● ● ● ● 16. Who only wore suits he made himself? C. James Garfield D. John F. Kennedy 16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 ● ● ● ◗ A. Ulysses S. Grant B. Andrew Johnson 17 Andrew Johnson 1865-1869 ● ● ● ● 5. Who was the only C. Lyndon B. Johnson D. Jimmy Carter 18 Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● president who never married? 17. Who were “Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy?” 19 Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881 ● ● ● ● A. Woodrow Wilson B. Lyndon B. Johnson A. George Washington and John Adams 20 James Garfield 1881-1881 ◗ C. James Buchanan D. Harry S Truman B. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 21 Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885 ● ● ● ● 6. Who was the only president to C. James Buchanan and William R. King 22 Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 ● ● ● ● leave the White House and return later? D. George W. Bush and Al Gore 23 Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893 ● ● ● ● A. George Washington B. Grover Cleveland 24 Grover Cleveland 1893-1897 ● ● ● ● 18. Who was the shortest president? C. John Adams D. Jimmy Carter 25 William McKinley 1897-1901 ● ● ● ◗ A. James Madison B. Herbert Hoover 26 Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7. Who was the youngest ever elected? C. James Buchanan D. James K. Polk 27 William Howard Taft 1909-1913 ● ● ● ● A. Dwight D. Eisenhower B. Barack Obama 19. Who was nicknamed “Big Bill?” 28 Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. Rutherford B. Hayes D. John F. Kennedy A. Bill J. Clinton B. William McKinley 29 Warren G. Harding 1921-1923 ● ◗ 8. Which president also served C. William Howard Taft D. William H. Harrison 30 Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? 31 Herbert Hoover 1929-1933 ● ● ● ● 20. Who smoked at least 20 cigars a day? A. William Howard Taft B. Andrew Jackson 32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ◗ A. Chester A. Arthur B. Gerald R. Ford C. Herbert Hoover D. Gerald R. Ford 33 Harry S Truman 1945-1953 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. Ulysses S. Grant D. Grover Cleveland 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 9. Who was “The Great Humanitarian?” 21. Which president had 15 children? 35 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 ● ◗ A. Abraham Lincoln B. Herbert Hoover A. Theodore Roosevelt B. John Tyler 36 Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. Lyndon B. Johnson D. Theodore Roosevelt C. Gerald R. Ford D. John F. Kennedy 37 Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974 ● ● ● ● ◗ 10. Which president had 38 Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977 ● ● ● 22. Which two were impeached? (pick two) the campaign slogan, “I Like Ike?” 39 Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 ● ● ● ● A. Richard M. Nixon B. Bill J. Clinton A. Bill J. Clinton B. Dwight D. Eisenhower 40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. Andrew Johnson D. James Madison C. Calvin Coolidge D. Franklin D. Roosevelt 41 George H. W. Bush 1989-1993 ● ● ● ● 23. How many vice presidents became president? 42 Bill J. Clinton 1993-2001 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 11. Who was nicknamed “His Accidency?” A. 23 B. 11 C. 14 D. 4 43 George W. Bush 2001-2009 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A. William Henry Harrison B. Chester A. Arthur 44 Barack Obama 2009-2016 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● C. John Tyler D. Warren G. Harding 24. How many presidents died while in office? A. 4 B. 9 C. 11 D. 8 Sources: WhiteHouse.gov; “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. 2006; “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey. 2009; 24. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. D C; C; B, B; cancer; throat of died later Grant C. pounds; 325 weighed Taft C. A. Madison was 5 ft, 4 inches; inches; 4 ft, 5 was Madison A. “The Presidents: Tidbits and Trivia,” by Sid Frank and Arden Davis Melick. 1977. “Presidential Diversion: 17. 17. C. Buchanan was a bachelor but was good friends with the senator from Alabama, spending a majority of his time with King; King; with time his of majority a spending Alabama, from senator the with friends good was but bachelor a was Buchanan C. a tailor; tailor; a Presidents at Play from George Washington to George W. Bush.” by Paul F. Boller Jr. 2007.; “Secret Lives 16. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. B. Johnson was previously previously was Johnson B. A; C; C; B; death; Harrison’s after presidency the succeeded Tyler C. B; B; A; 00 43; at of the U.S. Presidents: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the Men of the White House.” by Cormac 7. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. ANSWERS: QUIZ D. Kennedy was elected elected was Kennedy D. B; C; pneumonia.; of dying before days 32 for office in only was Harrison A. A; B; 01 C; O’Brien 2004; “Presidents: Every Question Answered,” by Carter Smith. 2004; National Parks Service.
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