My self-penned epitaph mentions many of my accomplishments, including authorship of the Declaration of Independence, but not that I was president of the US.
On a movie set in the late 1930s, I lost partial hearing in one ear when a gun was fired too close to it.
I have had the longest post-presidency 'retirement' of any US president, though I have remained very active in building houses for Habitat for Humanity, among other interests.
Five years after leaving office, I wrote a book about my father, who was also president.
I was the second of 9 children, but when my older brother, Joe, died in war, my father's political aspirations fell on me.
At the time when Arnold Palmer began his rise to golfing fame, my own passion for the game may have also helped increase its popularity -- I played over 800 rounds while in office.
A tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil is named after me, in commemoration of the expedition I co-led to find its headwaters.
So far, I am the only president to have been born on the 4th of July.
My real first name was Hiram, though my fellows at West Point called me 'Sam.'
By leading the country to a decisive victory against Spain and acquiring Hawaii, I ushered the US onto the stage as a world power.
Before my political rise, I was a successful tailor in Tennessee, and even as president I made many of my own suits.
I put down the Whiskey Rebellion, even though I distilled 11,000 gallons of whiskey in one year. I paid the excise taxes though.
A lot happened during my single term in office, including a war with Mexico and the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution.
As Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, I was part of a unanimous decision to uphold the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
I love basketball so much that I had the White House tennis courts adapted to play a full-court game.
Among my many writings was the book 'Fishing for Fun - And to Wash Your Soul.'
A hero of the Mexican War, I was unprepared for the sectional fighting of the 'Crisis of 1850' over the issue of slavery.
One of my political nicknames was 'Big Steve,' a reference to my first name and my penchant for drinking beer and smoking cigars.
Did my appearance on the popular TV show 'Laugh-In' help me secure the presidency?
After ascending to the presidency due to the death of my predecessor, I came into conflict with my political party, the Whigs, and was expelled.
Though I was very popular when I died in office, the scandals and affairs that emerged afterwards - including the Teapot Dome Scandal - ruined my reputation.
Even though I only served a single term, more states were admitted during my administration than any other since Washington's.
Before becoming president, I was New York State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New York. I also ran for Vice President on the unsuccessful Cox ticket.
I was introduced to the fashionable young widow who would become my wife by my old Princeton friend and debating society rival, Aaron Burr.
After leaving the White House, I was broke and had to sell property. Four years later, Congress passed the Former Presidents Act, giving presidents a pension after leaving office.
Though the slavery issue dominated my tenure in office, I also ordered the Perry Expedition to open Japan's ports to American trade.
My post-presidency career included serving in the House of Representatives and successfully defending the slaves who seized the Amistad.
A former college president, I could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.
I rose to national prominence in the Indian Wars and the War of 1812, but I also served as the first governor of the Indiana Territory.
As an avid fan of the automobile, I took almost daily rides in my favorite car until I became incapacitated by a series of strokes.
On my 80th, 85th, and 90th birthdays, I parachuted out of perfectly good airplanes and helicopters.
Though I had benefited from the patronage system before becoming president, I surprised everyone by signing the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act and strongly enforcing it.
Though still a boy during the Revolution, I served as a courier and was captured by the British when I was 13.
In the years leading up to the Civil War, I alienated both the North and the South, and my use of patronage exacerbated the toxic political atmosphere.
As a young model, I once appeared on the cover of 'Cosmopolitan' magazine with my then-girlfriend.
I'm a hero in Paraguay, having arbitrated a border dispute while President, which is why there is a department in that country named for me.
My lifelong friend Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a glowing biography of me in support of my 1852 presidential bid.
While a boy growing up in Kinderhook, NY, I grew up listening to political arguments by the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in my father's tavern.
I am the last president who was never photographed during his lifetime.
I devoted myself to politics, holding many important positions and redefining the role of Senate Majority Leader to help pass important Civil Rights legislation.
Though I believed in the American cause, I successfully defended the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
As I played the tenor saxophone, I considered a life in music, but my most famous musical performance was on the 'Arsenio Hall Show' during the '92 election.
In my teens, I was tall and athletic, and I took part in a wrestling match against the leader of a gang of ruffians. 'The Great Emancipator' is ready to rumble!
My slogan, 'Make America Great Again', was first used by Ronald Reagan while he was running against President Jimmy Carter.
I was Vice President to the first Black president, and then President to the first Black Vice President.
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