1. How A Lack Of Focus Added to National Problems
One-Term Presidents
How A Lack Of Focus Added to National Problems

2. Four Phases of the Presidential Game
Hazardous Game
Virginia Game
Factional Game
Party Game

3. Political Parties Our founding fathers abhorred political parties
National parties used conventions to nominate their candidates
Framers sought to avoid national factionalism

4. An “Elect-able” President?
First five were all connected to the Revolution
Sixth was son of a former President
A new tradition started with Jackson whereby war heroes were elected

5. Presidental Elections
1816 = Federalists vs. Demo/Repub
1820 = Demo/Repub vs. Ind. Repub
1824 = ALL Democratic/Republican
1828 = Democrats vs. Nat’l Repub
1832 = Democrats vs. Nat’l Repub AND Anti-Masonic
1836 = Democratic vs. Whig

6. “Corrupt Bargain”

7. “Corrupt Bargain”

8. Martin Van Buren
He was the only candidate that the Democrats agreed on nationally
Nomination still met much resistance
Van Buren had none of Jackson’s character

9. Presidential Records
Harrison gave longest inauguration speech (10 hours)
Harrison’s was the shortest Presidency (1 month)
Tyler is first man to “ascend” to President
“His Accidency”

10. Election of 1844
James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay by linking Texas, the Tariff, Oregon & California
Only 19th century president without a monument

11. Fillmore Who?
President Taylor died on July 4, 1850 from “eating too much”
President Fillmore signed the compromise and preserved the Union

12. Four Years Later
Stephen Douglas left settlers free to decide the slavery question themselves
President Franklin Pierce signed off on the plan on May 30, 1854

13. Why Not Buchanan? Appointed as Minister to Russia
“If there had been a post in the North Pole, I would have sent him there!”
~ Pres. Jackson