9th PRESIDENT of the United States of America

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON - FACT: He was sixty-eight years old when he ran for president. He was the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan. His age was a major issue during the campaign. After winning the White House, in an effort to show his health and vigor, he had the longest inaugural address of any president, clocking in at a little over two hours and 8,444 words long. He wore no overcoat in the harsh, cold, winter morning in Washington D.C. This was March 4th, 1841.



WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON - FACT: That same month, on March 24th, 1841, he came down with a cold that developed into pneumonia and pleurisy. He died nine days later on April 4th, 1841. Doctors and scholars continue to argue whether the two incidents were related.

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