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2011
James Buchanan, our 15th President was was nicknamed "Old Buck." He is the only President from Pennsylvania, the only President who remained a life-long bachelor, and the last one born in the 18th century. The White House hostess during his Presidency was his niece Harriet Lane. He was born into...
03/14/2011
Franklin Pierce was our 14th President. Some Notes of Interest: Pierce was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse. Because of religious considerations Pierce affirmed rather than swore the Presidential oath of office. Pierce gave his 3,319 word inaugural address...
03/14/2011
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Millard Fillmore, our 13th President of the United States seems to remain an obscurity for most of us. Next time you are at a party take a survey as to "Who was Millard Fillmore" and you will see what I mean. Fillmore was a native New Yorker who had no formal education and succeeded to the Pr...
03/13/2011
Zachary Taylor, our 12th President was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" and had absolutely NO formal education. During the last year of his presidency (1850), the Clayton-Bulway Treaty was signed with Britain which guaranteed that any future canal across Central America would be available to all n...
03/12/2011
James Knox Polk was our 11th President and nicknamed "Young Hickory." He was a lawyer who had graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818. Points of Interest: A week before he died, Polk was baptized a Methodist. Gas lights were installed in the White House while Polk was a reside...
03/11/2011
John Tyler, our 10th US President was nicknamed "His Accidency" and never actually ran for President. Points of Interest: Tyler was the first President whose wife died while he was in office. Tyler was the only President to hold office in the Confederacy. Tyler was one of five Presidents w...
03/11/2011
William Henry Harrison, our 9th President, has the dubious distinction of having served for the shortest period of any U.S. President...just one month! On March 4th, 1841 he delivered the longest inaugural address in US history. It was an extremely cold day and Harrison did not wear a hat while ...
03/11/2011
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Here are the most popular "Dream Home" features in 2011 according to research by Nudura, a building technology firm: 1. Curb Appeal. Home exterior, landscaping and driveway must attract admiring attention. 2. Concrete and Natural Stone, rather than wood framing and brick. These homes are not ...
03/10/2011
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Martin Van Buren, our 8th President was nicknamed "The Little Magician." Points of Interest: Van Buren was the first president born in the United States. All previous presidents were born before the United States became country, although all were born in places that would later be a part of t...
03/10/2011
Andrew Jackson, our 7th President, was nicknamed "'Old Hickory." In the 1830's while Jackson was President the salary for our Chief Executive was $25,000 per year. Points of Interest: Jackson was the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Jackson was the ...
03/10/2011
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