US presidents have used pranks and humor to relieve stress. Examples include Lyndon B. Johnson driving his amphibious car into a pond and Calvin Coolidge hiding from his bodyguards. Other surprising facts include Gerald Ford’s love for cooking and Andrew Jackson’s foul-mouthed parrot. John Quincy Adams enjoyed naked morning swims in the Potomac River.
Someone in a high-level job like the president of the United States needs a stress reliever every now and then. One method is to play pranks or pranks. President Lyndon B. Johnson was known for his jokes. He owned an Amphicar (“amphibious car”) that could double as a small boat, and he wasn’t above driving into a pond and feigning brake failure to terrify his unsuspecting passengers. They were undoubtedly relieved when the car actually began to float, much to President Johnson’s amusement. President Calvin Coolidge was known for his dry wit. Nicknamed “Silent Cal,” he wasn’t actually much of a talker, but he liked to call his bodyguards and then hide from them under his desk. He wore funny costumes or hats and kept a menagerie of pets in the White House, including a raccoon named Rebecca.
More Surprising Presidential Facts:
President Gerald Ford enjoyed cooking breakfast and was even known to make his own muffins.
President Andrew Jackson owned an African gray parrot named Poll; the bird famously had to be removed from Jackson’s funeral for cursing too loudly.
President John Quincy Adams enjoyed a morning swim in the Potomac River, completely naked.
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