White House Firsts
The presidential firsts related to the White House.
| President | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| First president to officially refer to the Executive Mansion as the "White House" | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| First president to live in the White House | John Adams | |
| First president to live in the White House for an entire presidential term | Thomas Jefferson | |
| First president to hold the White House Easter Egg Roll | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| First president to serve Thanksgiving dinner in the White House | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| First president to have a Christmas tree in the White House | Franklin Pierce | |
| First president to have pets at the White House | Thomas Jefferson | Two grizzly bear cubs and a mockingbird |
| First president to bowl on the White House lanes | Harry S. Truman | |
| First president to host a Native American Chief at the White House | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| First president to host a White House state dinner | Ulysses S. Grant | for King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) |
| First president married in the White House | Grover Cleveland | |
| First president to have a child born in the White House | Grover Cleveland | |
| First president to use the Oval Office | William H. Taft | |
| First president to use the Situation Room | John F. Kennedy | |
Infrastructure | ||
| First president to install water pipes in the White House | Thomas Jefferson | |
| First president to establish a permanent White House library | Millard Fillmore | |
| First president to own and install a radio in the White House | Millard Fillmore | |
| First president to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House | Calvin Coolidge | |
| First president to install a telegraph office in the White House | Andrew Johnson | |
| First president to install central heating in the White House | Franklin Pierce | |
| First president to have electricity in the White House | Benjamin Harrison | |
| First president to install a telephone in the White House | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| First president to install a typewriter in the White House | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| First president to install computers in the White House | Jimmy Carter | |
| First president to install an elevator in the White House | Chester A. Arthur | |
| First president to install a kitchen stove in the White House | Warren G. Harding |
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