Trivia: Rutherford B. Hayes’ Claim to Fame



Rutherford B. Hayes was the first US President to have a telephone and a typewriter in the White House.

You may not remember Hayes, but he started the very first Easter Egg hunt on the lawn of the White House, a tradition that still continues today on the Monday after Easter.


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Posted on March 25, 2008 at 5:00 am by Alex
Category: Daily Trivia, Politics



One Comment to "Trivia: Rutherford B. Hayes’ Claim to Fame"

  • Tempscire
    March 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    And thanks to some car company’s President Day sale ads, I can remember that Millard Fillmore was the first president to have a running water bath installed. :)

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