William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S. president, served for the shortest period of time, 32 days. Like me, he caught a bad cold on inauguration day.
Harrison was sworn in on March 4, 1841, facing an extremely cold and wet day. without an overcoat or hat. He also delivered the longest inaugural address in American history: it lasted two hours. In an era without penicillin, he died by April 4.
Now you know why I have been silent. I think I will live to blog again.
2 comments:
"I think I will live to blog again."
Good.
Please try to outlive those germs. If it's any help, feel free to skip any two-hour speeches you encounter because it's a certifiable fact that one can die of boredom.
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