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Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shop-keeper and post officer in his early years.
A large number of U.S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shop-keeper and post officer in his early years.
A large number of U.S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.