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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