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| 348325407 | Zachary Taylor | Whig 1849-1850. 64 years old from Luisianna Celebrity candidate | |
| 348325408 | Zachary Taylor | War hero. Appealed to both North and south | |
| 348325409 | Zachary Taylor | He was slovenly, a poor speaker and never registered vote. He was a relaxed manager. | |
| 348325410 | Zachary Taylor | Old Ruff and "Ready" was his nickname. Had no polish of a politician. | |
| 348325411 | Zachary Taylor | Didn't vote in his own election. He was a Washington insider. | |
| 348325412 | Zachary Taylor | He differed to other and said he would not exercise his veto power. He said congress should decise the slavery issue. | |
| 348325413 | Zachary Taylor | Missouri compromis was beginning to crumble becuase of expansion of slavery. | |
| 348325414 | Zachary Taylor | 1850 compromise by Henry Clay which would bring California in with concessions to south. | |
| 348325415 | Zachary Taylor | Taylor threatened to veto the compromise despite the threat by the south to secede. Taylor threatened to hang secessionist including his own son in law Jefferson Davis | |
| 348325416 | Zachary Taylor | He affirmed the integrity of the Union by standing up against slavery and becoming an ardent . | |
| 348325417 | Zachary Taylor | Unionist | |
| 348325418 | Zachary Taylor | Taylor presided over the ground breaking ceremony of the Washington Monument and cooled off with milk and strawberries. Within an hour he had severe stomach pains. Taylor died 5 days later and some suspected foul play. 1991 Taylors body was exhumed and found no sign of foul play. |
