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Benjamin Harrison was President of the United States during the late 19th century.
He was said to be born in a log cabin. In 2001, it was believed by Sam Seaborn that remnants of this log cabin were present in the White House Mural Room. This was an apparent mix-up between Benjamin Harrison, who was born in a standard farmer's home, and his paternal grandfather, President William Henry Harrison, whose 1840 campaign revolved around his simple, log cabin lifestyle and the famous campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." [1]
As a Senator, Harrison was banned from the Republican Cloakroom of the Capitol Building by a Senate Resolution for lobbying too much.[2]
In May 2005, Toby Ziegler thought that Harrison might have been the first President to throw out the first pitch in a baseball game, but he was mistaken.[3]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "It's wood, we're not burning Benjamin Harrison's log cabin." "We might be." from The Leadership Breakfast
- ↑ "Hey, was Benjamin Harrison banned from here?" "By Senate resolution 'cause he was lobbying too much." from Guns Not Butter
- ↑ "Harrison." "Nope." from Memorial Day
