Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
11
Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
22
John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
4
Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
9
Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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