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William Henry Harrison: Old Tippecanoe
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Harrison, his popularity growing, then moved onto the national political stage. The Whig Party nominated him as their candidate in the 1836 election, but he was defeated by the Democrat Martin Van Buren. Harrison was nominated again in the next election of 1840 with John Tyler, his running mate. Harrison emphasized his backwoods image with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign. Harrison was one of the first candidates to appear at rallies, barbecues, and other gatherings as an active campaigner. Campaign buttons featured a likeness of his log cabin in Harrison County and their slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"
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Harrison's first campaign was against Martin Van Buren in the 1836 Presidential election. He tried again in 1840 and won easily, likely due to his military victories. Notable was his campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Harrison ran as a Whig, and was the first Whig candidate to win.
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Harrison was 68 when he won his short-lived presidency. Only Ronald Reagan in 1980, was older when elected president. Harrison gave his long inaugural address outdoors, on a wet winter's day, catching cold, and one month later dying of pneumonia.
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When friends of Daniel Webster suggested Harrison as a Whig running mate, Old Tip proclaimed that he would not run for vice president "on that ticket or any other." During the summer of 1836 he broke with tradition and openly campaigned at rallies throughout the country. Because the Whigs could not agree on a candidate, their vote was divided among Harrison, Webster, and Hugh L. White. Harrison... carried 7 states, losing to Democrat Van Buren by an electoral vote of 170 to 73.
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Harrison's nickname led to a memorable campaign slogan, "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"... Harrison's grandson Benjamin Harrison became the 23rd president of the United States in 1889, 48 years after Harrison took office.
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Stevens may be credited with locating virtually every manuscript collection, book, and article that touches on Harrison's life and career. This volume will be most useful to studying the development of the old Northwest.
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