Presidents' Day Theme Puzzle
Across
- 2. Only U.S. President to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
- 4. Remains only bachelor president.
- 5. Only native Californian to be elected president.
- 8. Only U.S. President to hold a Ph.D..
- 13. Elected president despite not even voting for himself.
- 14. Created U.S. Space Force.
- 16. Last president to have served in U.S. Civil War.
- 20. Only president from Silent Generation (1929-1945).
- 21. First president born west of the Mississippi River and a graduate of Stanford University's first class.
- 23. Remains only president to gain official patent for an invention.
- 25. Only president to leave country completely debt-free.
- 26. Grandfather/Grandson presidents, Grandfather's presidency only lasting 31 days.
- 27. First job out of college was as a baseball announcer for Chicago Cubs.
- 28. Most recent president to lead soldier in battle while in office.
- 29. One of two U.S. Military Academy graduates to make it to the White House.
- 31. Was shot five times during U.S. Civil War.
- 32. Cousin presidents; belong with different parties and served for a combined six terms.
- 33. All-American football player; only president to have never been elected on a national ballot.
- 35. President chiefly responsible for current high school curriculum.
- 36. Only 20th Century president not to be a college graduate.
- 37. Father/Son presidents, neither ever reelected.
- 38. First vice-president to succeed to presidency.
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- 1. President's farewell address is recited into Congressional record every September.
- 3. First president born an American citizen.
- 6. First president sworn into office in Washington, DC.
- 7. Remains only president to ever affirm rather than swear presidential oath.
- 9. Currently the last president from Ohio and last "dark horse" president.
- 10. Won a Rhodes Scholarship after graduating from college.
- 11. One of three presidents to ever be sworn into office in New York City.
- 12. Was chiefly responsible for passage of Compromise of 1850.
- 15. Only president to have been Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives.
- 17. President born on July 4th and first sworn into office by his father (his father was a notary public).
- 18. Name of two former vice-presidents that succeeded to presidency via assassination.
- 19. Currently only ordained minister to be elected president; presidency lasted six months.
- 20. Father/Son presidents; Son reelected.
- 22. President most recently born (in 1961).
- 24. Remains only U.S. Naval Academy graduate to become president.
- 28. Chiefly remembered for foreign policy doctrine regarding US' role in Western Hemisphere.
- 30. Only president elected to non-consecutive terms.
- 34. Was a published author before entering office.