Although we don't know for sure yet what all the president has received for his birthday, we do know about the past presidents.
When you read the rest, you will see what interesting gifts some past presidents received in celebration of another year of life.
George W. Bush - 300 pounds of raw lamb meat from the president of Argentina
Bill Clinton - The president of Azerbaijan gave a carpet that featured a portrait of the first couple
George H.W. Bush - The president of Indonesia gave a Komodo dragon
Jimmy Carter - The president of Mexico commissioned famous Octavio Ocampo to paint a metamorphic portrait of President Carter. This style places various images in a larger image to create an illusion.
Richard Nixon - A Pakistani man presented two grains of rice that held a portrait of Nixon on them
John F. Kennedy - A carved peach pit with his likeness on it
Harry S. Truman - A two-lane bowling alley that was installed in the white house
Frankin D. Roosevelt - 5 ft high and 300 pound birthday cake
Rutherford B Hayes - A carved lemon made to look like a pig
And of course, probably the most known birthday gift of all was given to George Washington - Congress declared Washington's birthday the first federal holiday to honor an American-born citizen.
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(Information courtesy of CNN)
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