zachary taylor

In this episode, we explore the turbulent presidencies of Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan, the rising tensions over slavery, the birth of the Republican party, and one man’s abolitionist crusade against slavery.

In this episode, we explore the fateful presidency of James K. Polk and the largest single expansion of American territory in the Mexican American war. In only four years Young Hickory asserted the United States manifest destiny, and achieved all of his campaign promises.

Tracking down Ol' Rough and Ready, Zachary Taylor, 12th President, and his homes in locations like Louisville, Baton Rouge, and along the Mississippi River! Learn about Zachary's military career and turn to politics, his brief administration, his wife, Peggy, and children, as well as what happened to his homes!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/17/season-2-episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-louisville/

Season 1 Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Montebello"

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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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Old Rough and Ready had to be born somewhere! Learn about Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, and his disputed birthplace at Montebello in Orange County, Virginia, as well as his youth in Kentucky and emergence as a military hero in a lifetime of service! Learn about what happened to Montebello as well as a birthplace controversy!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/06/episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-montebello/

Season 2's Zachary Taylor Episode: "Zachary Taylor and Louisville"

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A man whose celebrity was based on military action against people of color whose comeuppance came in the bowl of a frozen dairy treat (or was it tainted fruit??) encapsulates the 12th President of this fine country, and the second who didn't complete his term. Join us today as we explore and comedically nerd out on the man some called Ol' Rough and Ready ... (we didn't ask who "some" of those people were) ... Zachary Taylor!

This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by:

Gina Buccola
Sandy Bykowski
Joseph Fedorko
Sylvia Mann
Paul Moulton
Patrick J. Reilly
And Tommy Spears

This episode’s sketches were Performed by:

Sandy Bykowski
Paul Moulton
Sylvia Mann
Patrick J. Reilly
Tommy Spears 
And Louise Thomas

This Episode’s Historian: James McRae

Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito
THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

CAST AND CREDITS 

COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton

            Doctor – Tommy
            Sally - Sandy

NO COUNTRY FOR SMART MEN – Written by Paul Moulton

            Taylor - Patrick 
            William Marcy - Louise

WAR HERO – Written by Tommy Spears

            Sally - Sylvia 
            Dr. Nair – Tommy

DIED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY – Written by Gina Buccola 

            Polk – Patrick
            Mrs. Taylor - Sandy 
            Aide – Sylvia

PRESIDENTIAL CONSPIRACIES TODAY: THE MURDER OF ZACHARY TAYLOR – Written by Joseph Fedorko

            Host – Sandy
            Guest – Patrick
            Tim - Paul

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"Ol' Rough n' Ready" hadn't even been sworn in yet when the discovery of California gold derailed whatever plans he'd held for his presidency. 100,000 Americans flooded west to California In 1849 and quickly began clamoring for statehood - statehood without slavery. The north loved the idea, the south threatened to secede over it, and Zachary Taylor had to bridge the gap or die trying.

Follow Taylor as he participates in four wars and becomes a national hero for his generalship in the Mexican-American War, gets pulled into politics by a Whig party desperate to reclaim the White House, and then shows he won't be bullied by anyone when the California Gold Rush leads to the threat of a secessionist crisis In 1850.

Bibliography
1. Zachary Taylor – John D. Eisenhower
2. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America – Walter R. Borneman
3. Millard Fillmore – Paul Finkelman
4. Martin Van Buren and the American Political System – Donald B. Cole
5. Heirs of the Founders – H.W. Brands
6. Abraham Lincoln – David Herbert Donald

Olivia's mommy teaches us about our twelfth president, Zachary Taylor.

As he returned for the final congressional session of his term, Abraham Lincoln tried to lay the groundwork for the future of his party -- by proposing the abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia, and in using the patronage powers of the newly elected Whig president. But opposing forces, and Lincoln's underestimation of them, led to disappointment. 

The Whigs were desperate for victory in 1848, and Abraham Lincoln joined a group promoting the candidacy of General Zachary Taylor. Lincoln showed that he could be an effective speaker -- but he could not have foreseen that his efforts would help destroy the party that he had devoted his life to. 

The U.S. invasion of Mexico in 1846 sparked a humanitarian catastrophe that had profound consequences for both countries. Abraham Lincoln joined a Whig fight against the war.