The Briefing Room
Friday, July 20 2012
Presidential Question of the Day #2
WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES?
Martin Van Buren, b. Dec. 5, 1782, was the first born after the Declaration of Independence. Zachary Taylor, b. Nov. 24, 1784, was the first born after Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris. John Tyler, b. Mar. 29, 1790, was the first born after the Constitution went into effect on Mar. 4, 1789.