Presidential Facts 1

Want to get to know our presidents better? These cool presidential facts are taken from a super cool book titled, "See How They Run -- Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House." It is written by Susan E. Goodman and Elwood H. Smith. We are reading it for school, and it is an amazing resource to explain our presidential election process. Each day, I will share a new presidential fact.

George Washington

1789 - 1797

Washington believed that shaking hands was beneath a president's dignity, so he bowed to his visitors instead.