President Andrew Jackson

American, 1767-1845

During his presidency, Jackson was sent a 635kg cheese as a gift from a New York dairy farmer. The president left it in the White House entrance hall for the next two years to age and in 1837, before leaving office, he invited members of the public to come and eat it. The cheese was eaten in just two hours, however it left a smell and stain that remained in the entrance hall for some time afterwards.

President Thomas Jefferson also received a gift of cheese during his presidency, the Cheshire Mammoth Cheese from the town of Cheshire, Massachusetts