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Hayes, Rutherford B.
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Biography of Rutherford B. Hayes 
 Profile of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th U.S. president. A fast facts section lists presidential "firsts" during Hayes' term, including the first telephone and typewriter in the White House and the White House Easter Egg Roll. Provides related articles about the disputed election of 1876, which resulted in the appointment of a congressional commission to settle the dispute. From the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, endowed by a foundation started by Hayes' second son. http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/president/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes
Digitized diary and letters of President Rutherford B. Hayes, from his boyhood through the time of his death in 1893. Search or browse the 3,000 pages of edited diaries and letters, which were originally published in 1922 as a five-volume set, "The Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes, Nineteenth President of the United States." Also includes memorable quotes and related material. From the Ohio Historical Society and the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/hayes/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 27, 2007 Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden
A site about the historic events of the Electoral College controversy of 1876-1877. Follow this event day by day, see cartoons and illustrations (many by Thomas Nast), read biographies of key players, explore the parallels of this controversy with the presidential election of 2000. From HarpWeek, the online presence for Harper's Weekly. http://elections.harpweek.com/controversy.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jul 10, 2006 The White House: Rutherford B. Hayes
Biography of the 19th U.S. President, who was in office from 1877-1881. Discusses Hayes' Civil War service, his nomination and election (which included an electoral vote dispute, followed by the establishment of an electoral commission that "determined all the contests in favor of Hayes by eight to seven. The final electoral vote: 185 to 184."), and his time in office. From the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/rutherfordbhayes/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 20, 2009 |
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