MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
PRESIDENT JAMES K POLKS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LOWER 48 STATES
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1 month
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2 years
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a week
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he died in office
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history.
Detailed explanation-2: -1963: John F. The most recent U.S. president to die in office is John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harrison went to bed at the end of inauguration day with a bad cold that soon developed into a fatal case of pneumonia. Some historians have claimed that a case of hepatitis may also have contributed to his demise.
Detailed explanation-4: -The shortest presidency was that of Pedro Lascuráin, who governed Mexico on 19 February 1913 for less than one hour.