What President was the first to be interviewed by a female?

This one is one of my favorites, because it is one of the funniest.  It comes from our U.S. Presidential Trivia game.  What President was the first to be interviewed by a female? George Washington, Rutherford Hayes, Andrew Jackson or John Quincy Adams?


Answer:  John Quincy Adams.

Okay, so this is one of those standard first questions - this one happens to involve gender?  What makes this one so interesting?  It's how the reporter got the interview that makes this one absolutely hysterical.

The reporter was Anne Royall, a woman who is viewed by many as one of the first female reporter's in the United States.  In addition to being a reporter, Royall was the widower of a veteran.  However, according to federal pension law at the time, she actually had to travel to Washington to try and claim her husband's pension.  During one of those trips, Royall happened to catch President John Quincy Adams skinny-dipping in the Potomac, as he was known to do.  According to the story, Royall found the President and sat on his clothing, which was lying on dry ground.  She refused to move until he granted her an interview.

Adams, though annoyed, would later forgive Royall, later referring to her as a "vergo errant in enchanted armor."

Wonder what the Secret Service would think about that one.  I feel like it wouldn't end well.

Sources:

• John Quincy Adams
• Anne Royall
• HistoryBuff.com