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President by a Single Vote: Rutherford B. Hayes

  • April 29, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

After a highly contested election, our 19th President, Rutherford B. Hayes, won by just one electoral vote. He was the first President to take the oath of office in the White House, the first to have a telephone in it, and the first to visit the West Coast during his term.

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