Such great heights ...
(whitehouse.gov, file)
When you think of a United States President, it’s a feeling of a larger than life person. They are the leader of the free world, after all.
But… that’s not exactly always the case. Not everyone elected is as tall as Abraham Lincoln. In fact, some can be pretty small in stature.
With that, here are the 10 shortest U.S. Presidents in history:
William Henry Harrison (9th President)
(History, file)
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches.
Term: March 1841 to April 1841.
James K. Polk (11th President)
(White House Historical Association, file)
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches.
Term: 1845 to 1849.
Zachary Taylor (12th President)
(biography, file)
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches.
Term: 1849 to 1850.
Ulysses S. Grant (18th President)
(File)
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches.
Term: 1869 to 1877.
John Quincy Adams (6th President)
(biography, file)
Height: 5 feet, 7.5 inches.
Term: 1825 to 1829.
John Adams (2nd President)
(History.com, file)
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Term: 1797 to 1801
William McKinley (25th President)
(McKinley Library, file)
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches.
Term: 1897-1901.
Martin Van Buren (8th President)
(NPR, file)
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches.
Term: 1837 to 1841.
Benjamin Harrison (23rd President)
(History, file)
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches.
Term: 1889 to 1893.
James Madison (4th President)
(NPR, file)
Height: 5 feet, 4 inches.
Term: 1809 to 1817.
