Transportation Firsts
The presidential firsts related to modes of transportation.
| President | |
|---|---|
| By Water | |
| First president to ride on a steamboat | James Monroe |
| First president to ride in a submarine | Theodore Roosevelt |
By Land | |
| First president to ride on a railroad train | Andrew Jackson |
| First president to own a bicycle | William McKinley |
| First president to ride in an automobile | William McKinley |
| First president to own an automobile | William H. Taft |
| First president to learn to drive an automobile | Warren G. Harding |
By Air | |
| First president to ride in an airplane | Theodore Roosevelt |
| First president to ride in an airplane while in office | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| First president to make a transatlantic flight | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| First president to have a pilot's license | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| First president to travel by jet airplane | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| First president to travel by helicopter | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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