William Henry Harrison Quotes
I am not a professional speaker, nor a studied orator, but I am an old soldier and a farmer, and as my sole objective is to speak what I think, you will excuse me if I do it in my own way.
Topics
Farmers, Agromomists
Honesty
Oratory
Authenticity
Humility
Military Experience
Military Service
Orators
Plain Speaking
Public Speaking
Self Expression
Sincerity
Speakers
Straightforwardness
Agricultural Work
Authentic Voice
Experiential Knowledge
Rural Background
Simple Language
Unconventional Communication
Unpretentiousness
Unrefined Speech
Citations
William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Whig, OH), Campaign Speech
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William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States for 31 days in 1841, becoming the first president to die in office and the shortest-serving U.S. president in history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis regarding succession to the presidency.