Thus tainted, he lost several bids for re-election and died of a stroke in 1874. Rutherford B. Hayes (President #19, 1877--1881) Rutherford B. Hayes is slightly more memorable due to the ...

prompting Democrats to refer to the newly elected president as “His Fraudulency.” Challenges: Reconstruction effectively ended in the South as the Democratic Party turned to violence in order to keep ...

Foreign policy in the Hayes era turned westward toward the Pacific. The president announced an intention to build a U.S.-controlled Central American canal to aid transport to the west coast.

Servin would be honoring her country by visiting the resting place of its greatest hero—the 19th American president, ...

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First lady Melania Trump confirmed that the White House Easter Egg Roll will return this April. The beloved 147-year tradition features egg roll races, activities and souvenirs.

Curt Fields as President Ulysses S. Grant After the Q&A, Grant will join Rutherford B. Hayes living history presenter Paolo DeMaria on the verandah of the Hayes Home for an informal chat and photo ...

The White House under President Trump has opened up this year's Easter Egg Roll to corporate sponsors that pay as much as ...

The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance ...

will discuss the successes and failures of Grant’s two terms as president, which spanned 1869-1877, according to an announcement. Grant was Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidential predecessor.