Richard Nixon ๐บ๐ธ is one of four Presidents who died in New York City:
- James Monroe
- Chester Arthur
- Herbert Hoover
- Richard Nixon #POTUS โค
Interestingly enough, per Richard Nixon's ๐บ๐ธ wishes, none of the elements of the state ceremonies for his funeral occurred in Washington DC. #POTUS โค
โMay the day of judging President Nixon on anything less than his entire life and career come to a close.โ
- Bill Clinton ๐บ๐ธ eulogy for Richard Nixon ๐บ๐ธ. Clinton would consult Nixon on certain foreign policy issues. #POTUS โค
Before Richard Nixon ๐บ๐ธ died, the last former President to die was Lyndon Baines Johnson ๐บ๐ธ, who died while Nixon was President (1973). #POTUS โค
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Abraham Lincoln ๐บ๐ธ was shot #OTD 1865 by John Wilkes Booth
Booth actually had no intention on shooting Lincoln that night. He stopped by Fordโs Theater to get his mail & heard Lincoln would be there that night w/US Grant ๐บ๐ธ
That got the ball rolling for Booth & his crew #POTUS
THE PLAN
- Booth kills Lincoln & his guest US Grant ๐บ๐ธ
- Lewis Powell kills Sec. of State Wm. Seward at home
- David Herold helps Powell
- George Atzerodt would kill VP Andrew Johnson ๐บ๐ธ in his hotel room
- They would all in Maryland at Mary Surrattโs tavern #POTUS ๐
BOOTH ON THE RUN
John Wilkes Booth & David Herold fled Union troops hot on their trail, fleeing into Virginia, & finally to Richard Garrettโs Farm
They evaded their captors for 12 days
In Garrettโs tobacco barn, Booth would be shot & killed after a standoff with troops #POTUS
Franklin Roosevelt ๐บ๐ธ died #OTD 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia. His last known photograph is below. He was sitting for a painting at the time of his death
Harry Truman ๐บ๐ธ was sworn in as President. Record of the event was taken by the White House Chief Usher (below) #POTUS โฅ๏ธ
Actual conversation between Eleanor Roosevelt & Harry Truman ๐บ๐ธ:
Eleanor Roosevelt: "Harry, the President is dead.โ
Harry Truman: โIs there anything I can do for you?โ
Eleanor Roosevelt: "Is there anything we can do for you, Harry? For you are the one in trouble now.โ #POTUS ๐บ๐ธ
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ๐บ๐ธ, who died #OTD 1945, is the last President to die in office of a cause other than an assassination. #POTUS โฅ๏ธ
Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln ๐บ๐ธ, born #OTD 1809
Enjoy this Lincoln thread! ๐งต
โIt is a great piece of folly to attempt to make anything out of my early life. It can all be condensed into a single sentence: โThe short & simple annals of the poor.โ
- Abraham Lincoln #POTUS ๐๐
Kentucky was the birthplace of the first "western" President: Abraham Lincoln ๐บ๐ธ! #POTUS ๐๐
Abraham Lincoln ๐บ๐ธ is the only President to hold a patent. The patentย is anย inventionย to lift boats overย shoalsย and obstructions in a river. #POTUS ๐๐
Happy Birthday to William Henry Harrison ๐บ๐ธ, born #OTD 1773!
William Henry Harrison ๐บ๐ธ holds the record for shortest Presidency - one month. #POTUS ๐๐
8 Presidents were born as British subjects in British America ๐ฌ๐ง
- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- William Henry Harrison
The 1st American born President was Martin Van Buren (1782) #POTUS ๐บ๐ธ
William Henry Harrison ๐บ๐ธ is 1 of 8 Presidents to have come from Virginia.
The others:
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Woodrow Wilson