My Top Ten Least Popular Presidents list. Why are these ten individuals virtually unknown to the average citizens? After all, they were Presidents.
Category: Zachary Taylor
Presidential Statues – Washington through Grant
Here are some of the statues I have visited of Presidents Washington through Grant.
Here are some fun facts and personal opinions about President Zachary Taylor
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” II Corinthians 4:18 KJV
Despite the fact that no one knew anything about his political views, our major general was the leading candidate. The great voice basically said, “You shall fall on your knees so you will know that I am the way, but I will not let you stay on those knees very long because I have much work for you to do.” The statement they are trying to proclaim is also an indictment on themselves.
List: What similiar trait do I have with Presidents Polk through Hayes
James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes. These are Presidents eleven through nineteen. Here is a list of how I think I am like them.
“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” Genesis 3:3 KJV
Sometimes life hands you a cherry and sometimes someone else has eaten the good parts and you are handed the pit. It was a picture perfect day. The flowers were in bloom and their aroma was so sweet. It was a hot July 4th day in the Nation’s Capital. The President was attending a fund raising event at the Washington Monument.
William Henry Harrison – The Curse of Tecumseh
It’s probably not politically correct to even talk about Indians this way today, but it kept us busy for hours. Tecumseh was a Shawnee Indian warrior. Tenskwatawa, the Prophet, was his younger brother. How it really happens or if it really happened at all is often suspect.
I must admit, I’m not a huge fan of knock, knock jokes, but when you have grandkids they become part of your life. Good news always comes from some form of communication. .