10 Hilarious Pranks Pulled Off By U.S. Presidents

6. Franklin D. Roosevelt Loved Toilet Humor:

Franklin D. Roosevelt seemed to enjoy teasing and pranking people whenever possible.

During his physical therapy in Warm Springs, Roosevelt would trick his therapist into falling backward into the water. Another time, he told a Secret Service member to get on the roof of a farm. He then had the ladder removed and drove away waving at the stranded serviceman.

However, Roosevelt’s most brazen antic might have been one of the first prank calls in history. A few White House correspondents that formed a singing group were invited to appear on NBC. While they were on the program, Roosevelt called the show. He disguised his well-recognized voice and told the host he wanted to offer the men a contract. When asked who he worked for, the president responded, “I’m the advertising manager for the Cascarets,” which was a famous laxative. At the next press meeting, the president revealed his joke when he informed all the other media personnel that the correspondents would need to resign as a recent job was offered singing on the “Cascaret Hour”.