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Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
First president to have previously been a governor.
First president to have previously served as secretary of state.
First president to have been widowed prior to his inauguration.
First president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
First president to have his inaugural speech reprinted in a newspaper.
First president whose inauguration was not attended by his immediate predecessor.
First president to live a full presidential term in the White House.
First president to defeat an opponent he had previously lost to in a presidential election.
First president to receive more than 49% of the electoral vote without being elected president.
First president who defeated an incumbent president.
First president to defeat a president under whom he worked.
First president whose election was decided in the United States House of Representatives.
First president to have an inaugural parade; occurred during his second inauguration.
First president to cite the doctrine of executive privilege.
First president to have a vice president elected under the Twelfth Amendment.
First president to expand the country's territory
First president to have pets at the White House; two grizzly bear cubs and a mockingbird.
First president to found a university after being in office; the University of Virginia in 1819.
First president to serve as rector of a university (University of Virginia).
First president to deliver a State of the Union Address via writing; this practice continued until 1913.
First president to die on the Fourth of July.
First president to be outlived by another former president.
First president to defeat his opponent in his opponent's birth state.
