Presidential Trivia

[J. J.]

That recently? Wow.

Actually, he was the exception (unless Eisenhower would be considered).  Ford's administrative experience was scant (and it showed), but he had been VP for about eight months. 

How many first couples were there where one party was divorced?

Reagan was the only president to be divorced...

Jackson's wife was divorced (perhaps improperly), though she died before he became President.


I'm sure there are others, but I can't think of any at the moment.

There is at least one other.

[minionofmidas]

That recently? Wow.

Actually, he was the exception (unless Eisenhower would be considered).  Ford's administrative experience was scant (and it showed), but he had been VP for about eight months. 

How many first couples were there where one party was divorced?

Reagan was the only president to be divorced...

Jackson's wife was divorced (perhaps improperly), though she died before he became President.


I'm sure there are others, but I can't think of any at the moment.

There is at least one other.

Betty Ford.

At what point in time were there the fewest living US presidents, past present & future? Not counting the last few decades (where obviously we don't know the answer) or the period before Independence.

[Erc]

Technically, as you worded the question, the correct answer is:

July 4, 1776 - December 12, 1782 (between Independence and the birth of Van Buren)

Only 8 presidents (the first seven + Harrison) were alive at the time.


Counting only periods of time when there were sitting Presidents (i.e. 1789 on):

June 24 through August 27, 1908 (between the death of Grover Cleveland and the birth of LBJ)

Only 9 Presidents were alive at the time---only the ones from T. Roosevelt through to Eisenhower.

[Erc]

Follow up:

Name any of the times (I will accept any of the four correct answers) when there were the most Presidents (past, present, and future) alive?

[J. J.]

Follow up:

Name any of the times (I will accept any of the four correct answers) when there were the most Presidents (past, present, and future) alive?

Probably 1946-63.  You had Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHWB, Clinton, and GWB.  Likewise, whomever wins this year, 1961-3 will add to that number.  It's fairly likely that long term 1961-3 will grow in future years. 

W. H. Harrison probably was one of the others.

[Torie]

In June 1826, 18 past, present and future presidents were alive, from Adams to Hayes.

[minionofmidas]

Technically, as you worded the question, the correct answer is:

July 4, 1776 - December 12, 1782 (between Independence and the birth of Van Buren)

Only 8 presidents (the first seven + Harrison) were alive at the time.

Yeah, sorry. My bad.

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That was the answer I wanted.

Follow up:

Name any of the times (I will accept any of the four correct answers) when there were the most Presidents (past, present, and future) alive?

I counted it recently, so I remember the number of presidents alive was 18. All those pre-civil war presidents, though I forget the exact dates and am too lazy to count right now.

[Torie]

Lewis apparently has me on ignore!  Sob!

[Erc]

In June 1826, 18 past, present and future presidents were alive, from Adams to Hayes.

That's one of them.

The other three, for reference:

Between the birth of Benjamin Harrison and the death of James Madison (1833-1836)

Between the birth of Grover Cleveland and the death of W.H. Harrioson (1837-1841)

Between the birth of McKinley and the death of Jackson (1843 - 1845)


It would take another ridiculous stretch of one term presidents (such as existed from Van Buren to Cleveland) to come close to getting 18 again.

[minionofmidas]

Lewis apparently has me on ignore!  Sob!

I don't need an ignore button to ignore people.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the first Presidential candidate to receive 1,000,000 votes?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If you don't insist they all have been received in the same year, Andrew Jackson.  If you do insist then both Harrison and Van Buren topped 1 million in 1840.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

If you don't insist they all have been received in the same year, Andrew Jackson.  If you do insist then both Harrison and Van Buren topped 1 million in 1840.

I do insist, but you're still right.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Which 4 presidents did not use their first names given at birth?

[J. J.]

Which 4 presidents did not use their first names given at birth?

Wilson, Ford, Grant, Cleveland (Eisenhower arguably, Clinton's last name changed).

[DownWithTheLeft]

Which 4 presidents did not use their first names given at birth?

Wilson, Ford, Grant, Cleveland (Eisenhower arguably, Clinton's last name changed).

Exactly, except I was thinking Eisenhower instead of Grant (I forget him for some reason)

Next question:
What is the most common presidential birth month?

[minionofmidas]

If you don't insist they all have been received in the same year, Andrew Jackson.  If you do insist then both Harrison and Van Buren topped 1 million in 1840.

No. He asked for a presidential candidate who received one million votes, not for a presidential candidate to whom slates of electors that received one million votes were pledged. If we are talking purely of votes for the office of president that such candidates received, the answer is clearly nobody yet. Of course, he didn't explicitly state that, so what we're looking for is the first person to have received a million votes in an election who also ran for president at some time in his life.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the last President to fail to carry their primary state of residence, but still win the election?

[J. J.]

Who was the last President to fail to carry their primary state of residence, but still win the election?

Woodrow Wilson (1916 I think).

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the last President to fail to carry their primary state of residence, but still win the election?

Woodrow Wilson (1916 I think).

I'm not thinking of Wilson, because I consider him a Virginian.

[J. J.]

If you are going by birth states, both Bush and Kerry lost their respective birth states in the last election.

Polk lost his home state.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

If you are going by birth states, both Bush and Kerry lost their respective birth states in the last election.

Polk lost his home state.

Polk was the answer I was looking for.

[J. J.]

What presidents were elected from two different states?

[CPT MikeyMike]

What presidents were elected from two different states?

I checked Leip's maps and he has none. But I think it is...

Nixon (NY in 1968 and CA in 1972)
Ike (Was it TX in 1952 and PA in 1956)

[J. J.]

What presidents were elected from two different states?

I checked Leip's maps and he has none. But I think it is...

Nixon (NY in 1968 and CA in 1972)
Ike (Was it TX in 1952 and PA in 1956)

I believe those are correct.