0
John Quincy Adams was the first President to be photographed (see Related Links), but this photo was taken in 1843 long after he left office and was serving in Congress.
According to Whitehouse.gov, the first President to be photographed while in office was James Polk. There are copies of what look like a photo of William Henry Harrison, but I think these are a photo of a painting or drawing of Harrison made sometime later.
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Professor
Coach
SteveI think it was James K. Polk, but it's a little confusing because he was not the first president to be photographed (probably John Quincy Adams), nor the first to have his inauguration photographed (James Buchanan), but he seems to be the first photographed in the White House
The first presidential inauguration to be photographed was James Buchanan's, on March 4, 1857. The photograph isn't much to look at, but it was the first, and there's a link to it below.
Best guess for the first U.S. President ever to be photographed while in office was James Knox Polk, who was President from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. John Quincy Adams was the first president to photographed, but his photo was taken after he was President and while he was serving in Congress
There is what appears to be an early photo of William Henry Harrison but it may have been taken before he was elected. There is also a photo of John Tyler but it was most likely taken after he left office. It seems fairly certain that Polk was photographed while he was president.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Whom were two international leaders that met with President Carter during the famous Camp David Accords?
Menachem Begin, and, Anwar Sadat
With whom did art in the modern age begin?
Since there isn't an absolute way to say at what point art is to be called 'modern,' it's difficult to say with whom it started. The Renaissance is sometimes considered a turning point for art, with figureheads such as Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, and William Shakespeare. However, a more common value considered the to be the beginning of modern art is around the late 1800s, with Eduoard Manet's Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, one of the earliest examples of transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Who retrieves the Holy Grail in knights of the round table?
That depends on who is telling the story. In the earliest versions of the story, it was Sir Perceval. Later romances made it Sir Galahad. At least one medieval German work has it be Sir Gawain.
Whom do Katniss Peeta and finnick encounter on the beach?
prim
What is John McCain's favorite book?
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Who does tom want mr McKee to photograph?
Tom wants Mr. McKee to photograph Myrtle Wilson, his mistress, whom he takes to New York for a rendezvous.
The president may decide to resume duties after an illness by informing congress that no inability exists but that decision can be changed by whom?
the vice president and a majority of the cabinet. Whoever posted the last answer, made me get it wrong!
Whom does the president get advice from?
the vice president
Whom did Robert Mugabe succeed as the President of Zimbabwe?
Whom did Robert Mugabe succeed as the President of Zimbabwe?
President of a corporation?
whom has the most power the president or the ceo
To whom does the Vice President of India address his resignation?
President
To whom does the Vice President of India address his/her resignation?
President
Whom the vice president of India address his resignation?
president
Who was the president for whom the golf President's Cup is named?
Fred couples
Does Romania have a president?
Yes; Romania is a semi-presidential republic with a president whom is head of state and a prime minister whom is head of government.
Does Malta have a prime minister or a president?
Yes, Malta has both a president whom is head of state and a prime minister whom is head of government.
Whom was presented with the medal of freedom by President John F. Kennedy?
Whom howard
