Zachary Taylor would like a word with you.First president from Louisiana.
Zachary Taylor would like a word with you.First president from Louisiana.
Directly. Polk was Speaker of the House before his presidential bid.John McCormack - First Speaker of the House to ascend to the Presidency.
Bernie Sanders - the first non-religious (atheist? agnostic? non-believer?) PotUS
Legit enough, although never openly practice his faith, as far I know.First Jewish President not first Non-religious
Directly. Polk was Speaker of the House before his presidential bid.
First non-white President.Daniel Inouye would have been interesting
Zachary Taylor
He wasn’t born in LouisianaZachary Taylor would like a word with you.
First disabled person elected President
I guess I got so caught up in the sheer awesomeness of Dan Inouye that I forgot about FDRFDR was the first.
Not necessarily-I'm a stickler for rules. First implies in my mind that there's also a second (or more). Any Alternates that can fullfill that (assuming no butterflies)?
Arizona Territory was part of the United States, though not a state.People born outside of American eligable to stand as President:
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- Barry Goldwater (1964) [Arizona Territory]
John Kerry, first Vietnam Veteran to be elected.