What Most Don’t Know About The Presidents Of The United States
The United States of America has been through a variety of different presidents. Each has been tasked with different issues, from economic crises to racial equality, from slavery abolition to World Wars. Some were better equipped for the missions they were to face, while others fell in the face of opposition. Here we’ll take a look at the worst and then the best presidents of the United States of America.
Rutherford B. Hayes
The 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes was a republican that was in office from 1877 until 1881. After months of dispute, he won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote, similar to the 2000 elections, resulting in the same outcome of him becoming president. Hayes even had the support of famous author Mark Twain. Acting as governor of Ohio for three terms, before his presidency, Hayes began his political career as a part of the now non-existent Whig party. Hayes was a supporter of expanding the black community’s civil rights, although the Democratic majority of Congress ended up getting in the way of his efforts. A famous advocate for civil service exams, Hayes wanted to ensure that people in the government earned their jobs rather than just getting in through political ties they had. This advocacy eventually became the Pendleton Act. The first college-educated first lady, Hayes’ wife vouched for the first alcohol-free White House.
Rutherford B. Hayes
