World History
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States of America. Although not well regarded today, he was popular until his presidency. He was a veteran of the Mexican War and his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a popular campaign biography of him titled The Life of Franklin Pierce.
Pierce is considered a weak president for two reasons. To begin, he was a notorious drunk. After losing the Democratic nomination in 1856, he reportedly quipped "there's nothing left to do but get drunk." He reportedly did this on many occasions and even ran over a woman with his horse drawn wagon. There were no drunk driving laws at the time...
Pierce also failed to act in a meaningful way that could have headed off the American Civil War. And during the war, the ex-president from New Hampshire actually was sympathetic to the southern separatist cause...
He wrote four State of the Union addresses. At the time, the addresses were titled the President's Annual Message. The sectional tension in these messages are quite evident. Links to the text are provided below:
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1853
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1854
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1855
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1856
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World History
Franklin Pierce State of the Union Addresses
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States of America. Although not well regarded today, he was popular until his presidency. He was a veteran of the Mexican War and his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a popular campaign biography of him titled The Life of Franklin Pierce.Pierce is considered a weak president for two reasons. To begin, he was a notorious drunk. After losing the Democratic nomination in 1856, he reportedly quipped "there's nothing left to do but get drunk." He reportedly did this on many occasions and even ran over a woman with his horse drawn wagon. There were no drunk driving laws at the time...
Pierce also failed to act in a meaningful way that could have headed off the American Civil War. And during the war, the ex-president from New Hampshire actually was sympathetic to the southern separatist cause...
He wrote four State of the Union addresses. At the time, the addresses were titled the President's Annual Message. The sectional tension in these messages are quite evident. Links to the text are provided below:
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1853
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1854
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1855
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PIERCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1856
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