Random Firsts

Random presidential firsts by the President of the United States that do not fit into a category.

PresidentNote
First President to have their likeness on a coin or stampGeorge Washington
First president to appear on a U.S. coin while alive and in officeCalvin Coolidge
First president to be a freemasonGeorge Washington
First president to have been a slave ownerGeorge Washington
First president to have not been a slave ownerJohn Adams
First president to have worn a powdered wigJohn Adams
First president to have signed the Declaration of IndependenceJohn Adams
First president to have a U.S. state named for himGeorge WashingtonWashington State
First president to have a foreign capital named for himJames MonroeMonrovia, Liberia
First president to undergo surgery while in officeGeorge Washington
First president to kill someone in a duelAndrew Jackson
First president to not own a petJames K. Polk
First president to use the term "First Lady"Zachary Taylor
First president to have a post-presidency of over 30 yearsHerbert Hoover
First president to have a post-presidency of over 40 yearsJimmy Carter
First president to establish a presidential libraryFranklin D. Roosevelt
First president assigned a Secret Service codenameHarry S. Truman
First president to officially use a nicknameJimmy Carter
First president and person to be issued a Medicare cardHarry S. Truman
First president to have been a Boy ScoutJohn F. Kennedy

Religion
First president to attend a synagogue service while in officeUlysses S. Grant
First president to visit a mosque while in officeDwight D. Eisenhower

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