On May 8, Cleveland votes the first of several bills granting military pensions to Civil War Union veterans. Hundreds of these claims were bogus and had already been rejected by the Pensions Bureau.
From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
The goal is to increase awareness and support of the Grover Cleveland birthplace and its heritage. Activities include support of educational programs and lectures, interpretation and preservation of the birthplace and its collection of historic objects, and history-themed social activities.
Cleveland’s house in Princeton is a private residence.
Points of Interest:
15 Hodge Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
Princeton Cemetery
29 Greenview Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540
207 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006
Additional Facts:
Cleveland is the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
Cleveland discovered a cancerous growth on the roof of his mouth in the middle of the economic crisis of 1893. So that his illness would not cause a greater panic, he and several doctors snuck aboard a pleasure boat and removed the growth. The public thought he was on a fishing trip and never knew the truth until 1917.
Cleveland was the first executive movie star. In 1895, Alexander Black came to Washington and asked Cleveland to appear in "A Capital Courtship", his photoplay. He agreed to be filmed while signing a bill into law. "A Capital Courtship" was a big hit on the Lyceum Circuit.
Since Cleveland was the sole supporter of his family during the Civil War, he paid a substitute to take his place.
Cleveland answered the White House phone, personally.
Cleveland vetoed 414 bills in his first term, more than double the 204 vetoes cast by all previous presidents. Cleveland used his veto powers 584 times during his two terms. This is the highest total of any president except Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served three terms.
"Death and Destruction" was the name that Grover Cleveland gave to his favorite hunting rifle.
He was the only president married in the White House. At the time of his marriage he was 49 years old making him the oldest president to be married for the first time.
According to the Curtiss Candy Company (and now Nestle ®), the Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth. Snopes.com, the Urban Legends Reference Pages, argues that this is false and that the candy bar was named after famous baseball player Babe Ruth.
The only president's child born in the White House was Cleveland's daughter Esther.
Quotes:
“It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.”
“A man is known by the company he keeps, and also by the company from which he is kept out.”
“Above all, tell the truth.”
“It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.”
“What is the use of being elected or re-elected, unless you stand for something?”
“No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.”
Pres. Cleveland’s Secret Surgery on a boat - a Presidential Story Ep. 3