| Event | President |
| Got a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast | |
| For private conversations, he and his wife would converse in Chinese | |
| Was the inspiration for a famous children's toy | |
| When electricity was first installed in the White House, he and his family refused to touch any of the switches for fear of shock | |
| Got stuck in the White House bathtub | |
| Could write Greek in one hand and Latin in the other simultaneously | |
| Took early morning nude swims in the Potomac River | |
| Liked having his head rubbed with Vaseline while having breakfast in bed | |
| Lost the entire set of White House china in a poker game | |
| Owned 80 pairs of pants and changed clothes several times a day while in office | |