However, no one else at Mount Vernon shared Thornton’s confidence, and the plan was abandoned.

He laterwrote, I was not seconded in this proposal; for it was deemed unavailing.

We earnestly beg Mr. Taft to stop with the ‘possum.’

George Washington portrait holding a document, with ships sailing in the background and a red draped curtain above

However, the article didn’t deter Taft.

Later that year, for Thanksgiving 1909, the Taft familyserveda 26-pound Georgia opossum alongside a 30-pound bird.

Or James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce deciding which was the more useless to the country.

Portrait of John Adams, the second President of the United States, wearing 18th-century formal attire with a high-collared shirt and dark coat

And when Millard Fillmore and Chester Arthur join in for place and show the din is almost unbearable.

But I still get some work done."

However, the creaks and pops were later investigated, and a much less paranormal source was discovered.

A historical portrait of Abraham Lincoln with a distinct beard and wearing a suit with a bow tie

As it turned out, the White House was in imminent danger of collapse and needed major renovations.

The White House Reconstruction effortbeganin 1949 and became known as the Truman Reconstruction.

Upon arrival, it was discovered that the Japanese forces had already attacked the previous US planes sent there.

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TheWabash Cannonballwas quickly hit and caught on fire, immediately killing everyone on board.

TheHeckling Hare’selectrical generators failed, forcing the pilot to return to the air base.

Although the plane was shot up, the crew, including Johnson, made it back in one piece.

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in a suit with a bow tie and beard

13.Clint Eastwoodwas almost Vice President:

A historical portrait of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, wearing a formal suit and tie

Franklin D. Roosevelt sits at a desk holding a pen, with flowers and papers around him

Harry S. Truman sits at his desk, wearing a formal suit and glasses, holding a pen and looking upward thoughtfully

Dwight D. Eisenhower sits at a desk, smiling, in a suit with a tie. He is writing on a document

Lyndon B. Johnson sits on a bench in a formal room with ornate decor. He is wearing a dark formal suit

Gerald Ford stands next to an American flag, wearing a suit with a pinstriped tie

Ronald Reagan standing in a suit and tie in front of the American flag, smiling with both hands resting on a podium