Dead Presidents Podcast

12 Zachary Taylor & Top 5 Embarrassing Personal Moments

June 21, 2021 Dead Presidents Podcast Season 1 Episode 12
Dead Presidents Podcast
12 Zachary Taylor & Top 5 Embarrassing Personal Moments
Show Notes

Zachary Taylor was a career army officer elevated to the presidency by his heroic generalship in the Mexican-American War. He had no political experience and had never even voted before. How would he approach the sectional crisis over the question of slavery's expansion into the vast territory acquired from Mexico? His stance would come as a surprise to his fellow slaveowners. Also: Our Top 5 Embarrassing Personal Moments counts down the most humiliating non-political bloopers in presidential history.

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