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		American Presidents: Life Portraits ^Votes:0 Pick a President George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush A Site to Complement C-SPAN 's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portra Read More Go to Site


		Biography of Franklin Pierce ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seemed to have weathered its sectional s Read More Go to Site

		Franklin Pierce ^Votes:0 Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the first President to have a Christmas tree in the White House. Franklin Pierce is the only President to have said "I promise" instead of "I swear" at his Inauguration. Pierce died of cirrhosis of the liver as a result of years of heavy drinking. Pierce was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853. One of the Democratic party's slogans during Pierce's campaign for president was: "We Polked you in 1844; we shall Pierce you in 1852." Pierce installed the first central-heating system in the White House. Pierce always insisted that grace be said before a meal. During his second year at Bowdoin College in Maine, Pierce had the lowest grades out of anyone in his class. Read More Go to Site

		Franklin Pierce Home Page ^Votes:0 Franklin Pierce for Kids 14th President of the United States 1853-1857 ~New Hampshire?s Only President~ ?You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me in your strength.? ~Inaugural Address: Friday, March 4, 1853. ?Young Hickory of the Granite Hills? Presidency Career Family Facts Gallery NH Info Games This page was created by Miss Fiske, Mrs. Latina and their 1999-2000 4th grade class at Amherst Street School, Nashua, NH. Email comments to fiskea@nashua.edu . Read More Go to Site

		Presidents: Franklin Pierce ^Votes:0 Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was 48 at the time he became President. He was incapable of steming the march towards Civil War. His most notable accomplishment was the Gadsen Purchase, expanding the fronteir to the South and West. Elected: 1852 The Early Years Franklin Pierce was born in a log cabin in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Soon after his birth, his family moved into a spacious home nearby. Pierce's father was active in politics, attaining the governorship of New Hampshire. Pierce received formal schooling from a young age. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, from which he graduated in 1824. Among his schoolmates were the future authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth. After college, Pierce studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1827. From 1829-1832, Pierce Read More Go to Site

		Presidents: Franklin Pierce ^Votes:0 Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was 48 at the time he became President. He was incapable of steming the march towards Civil War. His most notable accomplishment was the Gadsen Purchase, expanding the fronteir to the South and West. Elected: 1852 The Early Years Franklin Pierce was born in a log cabin in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Soon after his birth, his family moved into a spacious home nearby. Pierce's father was active in politics, attaining the governorship of New Hampshire. Pierce received formal schooling from a young age. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, from which he graduated in 1824. Among his schoolmates were the future authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth. After college, Pierce studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1827. From 1829-1832, Pierce Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to The American Presidency ^Votes:0 2004 Election President Bush's 2005 State of the Union Address The Inauguration of George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: The Winner Is George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: How We Vote The Electoral College: How It Works The Democratic and Republican National Conventions, 2004 From Classroom Magazines Bush Wins! (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/12/04) Madam President (Scholastic News Edition 4, 3/1/04) Cliffhanger - The Presidential Election (Junior Scholastic, 10/4/04) President by a Nose (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/29/04) ABOUT \| HELP Copyright © 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Read More Go to Site

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