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Sunday, February 5, 2012
The first modern political campaign
William Henry Harrison was the first presidential candidate who actually campaigned. That was 170 years ago. He won. He was 68 years old. He was a Whig. The Whigs had bad luck. Harrison died 32 days after he was inaugurated. His two hour long inaugural address in poor weather probably didn’t increase his longevity. The next Whig president, Zachary Taylor, became the second president to die in office. The Whigs truly had bad luck.
There’s a great new biography of William Henry Harrison. To read my review click HERE:
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