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President James Monroe James Monroe

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James Monroe


  • First president to have served in the United States Senate.
  • First president to have a child marry at the White House.
  • First president to ride on a steamboat.
  • First president to have held over 50 years of elected public office positions by the end of his presidency.
  • First president to have held two cabinet positions at once prior to assuming office.
  • First president to have a foreign capital named after him (Monrovia, Liberia)