A Mexican-American War hero, Zachary Taylor made it to the White House without being elected ... Explore the life of the president with a short biographical video and 'Bell Ringer' classroom ...

When he returned to the Executive Mansion, now called the White House, he consumed ice water ... 16 months into his term ...

their ticket was headed by former President Martin Van Buren. Challenges: Despite being a southerner and a wealthy slave owner, the apolitical Zachary Taylor sought to be a unifying figure in his ...

A powerful congressman from New York, Millard Fillmore was Zachary Taylor’s vice president and ascended to the presidency upon Taylor’s death. Challenges: Millard Fillmore inherited the uncompleted ...

The list includes two presidents - William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor. Three first ladies and one first child - Willie Lincoln - also died inside the White House. The White House has had ...

Born in Virginia, raised in Kentucky, with a home in Louisiana and a plantation in Mississippi, Zachary Taylor lived the nomadic life of a career soldier, never casting a vote. Although a slave ...

But seasoned war veteran Zachary Taylor emerged from ... His performance in the Seminole War won Taylor the rank of brigadier general. In 1845 President James K. Polk sent Taylor with a ...