13 Presidential Tech Firsts: From Running Water to UFOs

It ’s Chief Executive ’ Day , the one-year Monday in February when we close our bank building and sleep in to honor our leaders . But who was the first early - adoptive parent - in - head to utilize a phone ? To ride in a car ? To send an electronic mail ? Here ’s a looking back at which of our 44 president have been on the forefront of applied science .

In 1833, Andrew Jackson became the first commander-in-chief toride a train, or—as it was known at the time—an Iron Horse.

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Before Andrew Jackson running water installed the White House that same year, people had to haul the stuff in with buckets.

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A ride in a steam-powered motor carriage made William Mckinley the first U.S. head of state to ride in a car in 1843. However, Teddy Roosevelt was the first prez to ride in a car while he was actually in office.

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John Quincy Adams had already completed his term as president, but he became the first to have his picturesnapped in 1843when he was serving in the House of Representatives. He looks utterly bewildered.

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Though the telephone was invented while Ulysses S. Grant was in office, Rutherford B. Hayes was the first tohave one installedin the White House.

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In 1891, Benjamin Harrison was the first president to have the White Housewired for electricity. But he was wary of the technology, and he and his wife were so scared of the switches that they just kept on using gas lights.

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Because he was basically a superhero, Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to ride in an airplane, at an air show in St. Louis in 1910.

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Woodrow Wilson screened the first movie in the White House in 1915. His choice? The Birth of a Nation, a hate-mongering tale that depicts the KKK as the saviors of the country. It also happens to be one of the most-banned films of all time.

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It seems odd, because he was born in 1924, but 39th president Jimmy Carter was actually the first president to beborn in a hospital.

At the opening of the World’s Fair in NYC in 1939, FDR became the first to appear on television, but only people in New York could see it. The first nationwide presidential address was given by Harry S. Truman in 1947.

Jimmy Carteris perhaps the first and only president to claim having seen aUFO on the record.

First campaign website: In 1996, Bill Clinton was the first president to use a website for hiscampaign. He was also the first to use Whitehouse.gov.

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Bubba was also the first president tosend an email. He sent it in March of 1993, and it was actually only one of two he sent during his eight years in office.

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In 1833, Andrew Jackson became the first commander-in-chief toride a train, or—as it was known at the time—an Iron Horse.#

Before Andrew Jackson running water installed the White House that same year, people had to haul the stuff in with buckets.#

A ride in a steam-powered motor carriage made William Mckinley the first U.S. head of state to ride in a car in 1843. However, Teddy Roosevelt was the first prez to ride in a car while he was actually in office.#

John Quincy Adams had already completed his term as president, but he became the first to have his picturesnapped in 1843when he was serving in the House of Representatives. He looks utterly bewildered.#

Though the telephone was invented while Ulysses S. Grant was in office, Rutherford B. Hayes was the first tohave one installedin the White House.#

In 1891, Benjamin Harrison was the first president to have the White Housewired for electricity. But he was wary of the technology, and he and his wife were so scared of the switches that they just kept on using gas lights.#

Because he was basically a superhero, Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to ride in an airplane, at an air show in St. Louis in 1910.#

Woodrow Wilson screened the first movie in the White House in 1915. His choice? The Birth of a Nation, a hate-mongering tale that depicts the KKK as the saviors of the country. It also happens to be one of the most-banned films of all time.#

It seems odd, because he was born in 1924, but 39th president Jimmy Carter was actually the first president to beborn in a hospital.#

At the opening of the World’s Fair in NYC in 1939, FDR became the first to appear on television, but only people in New York could see it. The first nationwide presidential address was given by Harry S. Truman in 1947.#

Jimmy Carteris perhaps the first and only president to claim having seen aUFO on the record.#

First campaign website: In 1996, Bill Clinton was the first president to use a website for hiscampaign. He was also the first to use Whitehouse.gov.#

Bubba was also the first president tosend an email. He sent it in March of 1993, and it was actually only one of two he sent during his eight years in office.#

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