Challenges: As he had the most fleeting presidency in our history, William Henry Harrison died too soon to prove himself. His promises included a weak executive office (meaning the President did not ...

That’s where the presidential line of succession comes in. It provides a very thorough path to transfer power. See if you can put the various titles in the order in which they would take office in the ...

William Harrison, a frontier army general ... would be rejected by his successor and vice president, John Tyler. The Whigs, led by Henry Clay, fielded Harrison as a war hero candidate in 1840.

Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison. The popular belief is that he developed the infection after catching a cold while delivering his ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

our annual community recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and reading of the Bill of Rights could be held at the Harrison Community Center, named for ninth president William Henry Harrison.

Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed ... International affairs engaged Harrison's administration more than any president since Lincoln. The first Pan-American conference ...