Zachary Taylorin a sentence
- "I'm Zachary Taylor," he said.† (source)
- The United States has had a succession plan in place since 1792, with the vice president replacing the fallen president, as when Zachary Taylor died in office and was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.† (source)
- I walked her down to the White House, and while we stood outside the fence staring at that famous white paint I lectured her about the history of the Presidency, remembering to include Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, and Benjamin Harrison.† (source)
- Although Zachary Taylor's death was attributed to gastroenteritis, some think heat stroke is a more likely cause. Still others suspect assassination, but did not find evidence when his body was exhumed and studied in 1991.
- "Zachary Taylor was a president," I told him.† (source)
- That's when I knew I would never find a better friend than Zachary Taylor.† (source)
- You should see Zachary Taylor, I'd say.† (source)
- In 1848, when he was still in Congress, Lincoln threw in his lot with the shrewd Whig leaders who preferred the ill-equipped but available Zachary Taylor to the party's elder statesman, Henry Clay, as presidential candidate.† (source)
- …for Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, but not elected; 1840 and 1844—placed on Harrison and Clay electoral tickets "and spent much time and labor in both those canvasses"; 1846—elected to Congress; 1848—campaign workers for Zachary Taylor, speaking in Maryland and Massachusetts, and "canvassing quite fully his own district in Illinois, which was followed by a majority in the district of over 1500 for General Taylor"; 1852—placed on WinfieldScott's electoral ticket, "but…† (source)