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Franklin Pierce


  • First president born in New Hampshire.
  • First president born in the 19th century.
  • First president to install central heating in the White House.
  • First president to deliver his inaugural address from memory.
  • First president who had been elected to actively seek reelection but be defeated for nomination for a second term by his party.
  • First president to have a Christmas tree in the White House.
  • First president to keep his original cabinet members for his entire four-year term.
  • First president to have multiple vetoes overridden.