Cool facts about Rutherford B. Hayes
Posted on Nov 20, 2025 / Celebs
- He was the first president to have his voice recorded, though the audio is extremely rough.
- Hayes and his wife Lucy banned alcohol from White House events, which was unusual at the time.
- He won one of the closest presidential elections in American history.
- Hayes once survived multiple Civil War injuries and kept going back into battle.
- He started the tradition of the White House Easter Egg Roll on the lawn.
- Hayes was the first president to use a telephone installed in the White House.
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