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Rutherford B. Hayes: White House
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Although his presidency restored confidence in the Republican Party, which had wavered during the scandalous administration of Ulysses S. Grant, Hayes refused to run for reelection. He left the White House in 1881, devoting his retirement to prison reform and creating educational opportunities for Southern black youth. Hayes died in 1893 at his Spiegel Grove estate in Fremont, Ohio.
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Hayes was more than happy with the plan. He was naturally a "Whig" and had been uncomfortable with Grant's "bloody shirt" politics. He did not personally regard deals with the Southern Democrats as abandoning the Republican commitment to Southern blacks; rather, he hoped to win paternalistic protection for them by encouraging the growth of the Republican party among whites.
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* During her time in the White House, first lady Lucy Hayes was known as Lemonade Lucy for her refusal to serve alcoholic beverages. She made only one exception when a representative of what country paid a visit?
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Born in Ohio in 1822, Hayes was educated at Kenyon College and Harvard Law School. A veteran of the Civil War, and wounded in action, Hayes won election to the US House of Representatives while still an active duty Army officer. Two years later he was elected Governor of Ohio and served until 1876.
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Little-Known Facts: In the White House, Hayes and Lucy held morning prayer readings every day after breakfast. For intimate family entertainment, the favorite presidential diversion was old-fashioned Sunday night hymnsinging. Cabinet members, congressmen, and
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Hayes became President following the most contested elections in history. Part of the compromise that allowed him to become President included the removal of federal troops from the South. Hayes fulfilled his promise, and ... ended reconstruction, and restored white supremacy to the South.
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