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Message:: [QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8199333, member: 20201"]otherMilitary Leaderswho became President of The United States 1964 Andrew JacksonMedallic Art Co Bronze Medal [ATTACH=full]1436570[/ATTACH] "The Age of Jackson" shaped the national agenda and American politics.Jackson's philosophy as President was similar to that of Jefferson, advocating Republican values held by the Revolutionary War generation. Jackson took a moral tone, with the belief that agrarian sympathies, and a limited view of states rights and the federal government, would produce less corruption.He feared that monied and business interests would corrupt republican values.Jackson believed in the ability of the people to "arrive at right conclusions."They had the right not only to elect but to "instruct their agents & representatives."Office holders should either obey the popular will or resign.He rejected the view of a powerful and independent Supreme Court with binding decisions, arguing that the Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each or itself be guided by its own opinions of the Constitution. Jackson thought that Supreme Court justices should be made to stand for election. He called for term limits on presidents and the abolition of the Electoral College. [ATTACH=full]1436543[/ATTACH] 1965 William H. HarrisonMedallic Art Co Bronze Medal [ATTACH=full]1436571[/ATTACH] Territorial Governor of Indiana 1801-1813 and also Indian commissioner.He gained national fame for leading U.S. forces against Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He earned the nickname "Old Tippecanoe". He was promoted to Major general in the United States Army in the subsequent War of 1812.His most notable action was in the Battle of the Thames in 1813.This battle resulted in the death of Tecumseh and the dissolution of the Indian coalition which Tecumseh had led.Congress awarded Harrison a gold medal for his services during the War of 1812. Harrison served the shortest term of any American president.March 4 – April 4, 1841, 30 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.He died on Sunday, April 4, 1841. Harrison's doctor, Thomas Miller, diagnosed Harrison's cause of death as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung".A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluding that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever. [ATTACH=full]1436545[/ATTACH] 1965 Zachary TaylorMedallic Art Co Bronze Medal [ATTACH=full]1436575[/ATTACH]  During the War of 1812, in which U.S. forces battled the British Empire and its Indian allies, Taylor successfully defended Fort Harrison in Indiana Territory from an Indian attack commanded by Tecumseh. He fought in the Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War. During the Mexican-American War Taylor commanded American forces at the Battle of Palo Alto and the nearby Battle of Resaca de la Palma. Though greatly outnumbered, he defeated the Mexican “Army of the North” commanded by General Mariano Arista, and forced the troops back across the Rio Grande. After crossing the Rio Grande, in September Taylor inflicted heavy casualties upon the Mexicans at the Battle of Monterrey, and captured that city in three days, despite its impregnable repute.Learning of Santa Anna's approach, and refusing to retreat despite the Mexican army's greater numbers, Taylor established a strong defensive position near the town of Saltillo. Santa Anna attacked Taylor with 20,000 men at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, leaving around 700 Americans dead or wounded at a cost of over 1,500 Mexican.Outmatched, the Mexican forces retreated, ensuring a "far-reaching" victory for the Americans.In December he received a hero's welcome in New Orleans and Baton Rouge which set the stage for the 1848 presidential election. Did you know that Taylor coined the phrase "First Lady" in his eulogy for Dolly Madison? He was a Major general, his military career and death in office as the 12th US President look to be very similar to William Henry Harrison's demise.Taylor became ill and died in office. Rumors began to circulate that Taylor was poisoned by pro-slavery Southerners, and similar theories persisted into the 21st century.His remains were exhumed in 1991 and it was determined that he was not poisoned. The analysis concluded Taylor had contracted "cholera morbus, or acute gastroenteritis", as Washington had open sewers, and his food or drink may have been contaminated. Any potential for recovery was overwhelmed by his doctors, who treated him with "ipecac, calomel, opium, and quinine" at 40 grains per dose (approximately 2.6 grams), and "bled and blistered him too."Political scientist Michael Parenti questions the traditional explanation for Taylor's death. Relying on interviews and reports by forensic pathologists, he argues that the procedure used to test for arsenic poisoning was fundamentally flawed. A 2010 review concludes: "there is no definitive proof that Taylor was assassinated, nor would it appear that there is definitive proof that he was not." [ATTACH=full]1436549[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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