Happy Presidents’ Day, Boston! It’s on this day that we not only celebrate the birthday of Founding Father, whiskey distiller and consummate badass George Washington, but the accomplishments of those who succeeded him in at the helm of our nation for the betterment of posterity. And while there are plenty of presidential rockstars, like Washington, who are giants in the annals of American lore, some are lesser known to us and have subsequently produced hidden gems nationwide.

Take William Howard Taft, for example. He’s not the least obscure commander-in-chief we’ve had serve in D.C. but he’s probably not in the top ten when it comes to popularity. Known as a trustbuster, Teddy Roosevelt’s heir and for the likely chance that he once got stuck in his own bathtub, Taft is otherwise a relative unknown to the common man.

But Taft was also a progressive, believing firmly in the benefits of the automobile, a novel invention of his day. His affinity for riding in a fresh whip in most dapper of styles led the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Mass. to obtaining one of his historic sets of wheels, the first ever to be used in the White House in fact.

Taft’s White steamer is a pre-gasoline steam-powered car, manufactured by the White Sewing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, that anchored the very first White House limousine fleet. Though Congress didn’t initially share his perspective on the future of the car, Taft was able to pull a $12,000 budget for the fleet which included the Steamer, two Pierce-Arrow limousines, a “suburban,” and a landaulet. What remained in the budget went towards converting White House stables used frequently by Roosevelt into a garage and paying the chauffeurs.

So there you have it, Boston. William Howard Taft, the first president to own a car at the White House, has a little piece of history housed here in the Bay State. For more information on the Heritage Museums & Gardens, check out the website here. In the meantime, enjoy the vintage photos and feel free to drop some saucy presidential fun facts in the comments section below.