I Wish I Knew That: U.S. Presidents: Cool Stuff You Need To Know by Editors of Reader's Digest
Author:Editors of Reader's Digest
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Published: 2012-02-14T00:00:00+00:00
“The bud of victory is always in the truth.”
Born
August 20, 1833 North Bend, Ohio
Political Party
Republican
Vice President
Levi P. Morton
First Lady
Caroline
Children
Russell, Mary, and Elizabeth
Pets
Dogs and a goat
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Famous Relatives and Traits
He was named after his great-grandfather who signed the Declaration of Independence. His grandfather, William Henry Harrison, served as president for 30 days before dying in office. Other than that, Benjamin Harrison had few qualifications to be the president of the United States.
He preferred books to people. He was so aloof and hard to talk to that people nicknamed him “the human iceberg.” One of his rivals, Theodore Roosevelt, called him “a coldblooded, narrow-minded, prejudiced, obstinate, timid, old psalm-singing Indianapolis politician.”
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