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The first U.S. President to bow in the White House was John Adams who continued George Washington's tradition of greeting guests with a bow instead of a handshake. George Washington was the first President to greet people with a bow, but since he never lived in the White House, he was not the first President to do so in the White House.
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President that intorduced hand shaking to replace the bow at the white house reception?
Thomas Jefferson introduced handshaking to replace bowing at White House receptions.
Who was the first US president to use the handshake rather than a bow?
James Madison
Did the bow or the stern sink first when the Titanic sank?
The bow or front end of the Titanic sank first after it hit an iceberg and water began to fill five lower-level chambers of the hull.
Where did archery originate as a sport?
the stone age dinosaurs used and made the first bow and arrows.
Where was the first bow and arrow made at?
The first possible evidence of bows and arrows is from South Africa about 64,000 years ago.
