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rzemanfl

(31,379 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:03 PM Oct 2020

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Historians, history buffs, who was the last President to die in the White House? n/t

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Historians, history buffs, who was the last President to die in the White House? n/t (Original Post) rzemanfl Oct 2020 OP

JFK LonePirate Oct 2020 #1

and FDR before that. Neither died INSIDE the WH, obviously. FDR died in Warm Springs, GA hlthe2b Oct 2020 #3

Kennedy died in Dallas. I meant in the building. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #4

If you mean INSIDE building, then Zachary Taylor in 1850 preceded in 1841 by William Henry Harrison hlthe2b Oct 2020 #25

Technically, JFK died in Dallas. Blue_true Oct 2020 #6

Lincoln died across the street from Ford's Theater BeyondGeography Oct 2020 #14

Lincoln did not die in the White House. former9thward Oct 2020 #15

McKinley died in Buffalo Retrograde Oct 2020 #27

Thanks. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #29

Do you mean who died in office or literally in the White House? hedda_foil Oct 2020 #2

Literally in it. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #7

Good question. That is what I thought as well. Caliman73 Oct 2020 #10

Zachary Taylor 1850 CanonRay Oct 2020 #5

+1 Damn cherries. Sneederbunk Oct 2020 #8

Correct. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #9

Didn't Lincoln die in the White House after being brought from Ford's Theater? nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #11

No. He died in a rooming house across the street CanonRay Oct 2020 #13

Wow. I didn't know that. I do remember that the bed that he died on was too short for him. Blue_true Oct 2020 #17

It's called the Peterson house. Dem2theMax Oct 2020 #24

Correct. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #12

rancid milk? BainsBane Oct 2020 #16

Some think it was from unsanitary water. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #18

Really? Oh. But not the actual cause. soothsayer Oct 2020 #19

He had stomach pains before dying. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #20

Oh did he swallow the pits? Appendix then maybe ... soothsayer Oct 2020 #22

Don't let the blob from hell die in the White House Miigwech Oct 2020 #21

It's pretty mouse and roach infested anyway. Maybe it needs a redo. soothsayer Oct 2020 #23

I don't think that's necessary. Tippecanoe Vogon_Glory Oct 2020 #28

I would contribute to a crowd fund to replace it if the fucker died there. rzemanfl Oct 2020 #26

LonePirate

(14,367 posts)

1. JFK

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:03 PM

Oct 2020

hlthe2b

(113,972 posts)

3. and FDR before that. Neither died INSIDE the WH, obviously. FDR died in Warm Springs, GA

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:06 PM

Oct 2020

on a Presidential retreat.

rzemanfl

(31,379 posts)

4. Kennedy died in Dallas. I meant in the building. n/t

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

hlthe2b

(113,972 posts)

25. If you mean INSIDE building, then Zachary Taylor in 1850 preceded in 1841 by William Henry Harrison

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:20 PM

Oct 2020

Lincoln and McKinley died offsite receiving medical treatment.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

6. Technically, JFK died in Dallas.

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

Lincoln physically died in the White House. I don’t know whether McKinley died in the White House or a hospital in Washington DC.

BeyondGeography

(41,101 posts)

14. Lincoln died across the street from Ford's Theater

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:09 PM

Oct 2020

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

15. Lincoln did not die in the White House.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:10 PM

Oct 2020

He died in a rooming house across from Ford Theater in D.C.

Retrograde

(11,419 posts)

27. McKinley died in Buffalo

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:44 PM

Oct 2020

about a week after being shot, from infection iirc

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

29. Thanks. nt

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #27)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:52 PM

Oct 2020

hedda_foil

(16,985 posts)

2. Do you mean who died in office or literally in the White House?

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:06 PM

Oct 2020

In the White House itself, July 9, 1850 - President Zachary Taylor. No president since then.

rzemanfl

(31,379 posts)

7. Literally in it. n/t

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

Caliman73

(11,767 posts)

10. Good question. That is what I thought as well.

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:08 PM

Oct 2020

At first I thought, easy, Kennedy. But then I thought, is the OP asking for the person who literally died inside the White House?

CanonRay

(16,171 posts)

5. Zachary Taylor 1850

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

Sneederbunk

(17,494 posts)

8. +1 Damn cherries.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

rzemanfl

(31,379 posts)

9. Correct. n/t

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

11. Didn't Lincoln die in the White House after being brought from Ford's Theater? nt

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:08 PM

Oct 2020

CanonRay

(16,171 posts)

13. No. He died in a rooming house across the street

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:09 PM

Oct 2020

from Ford's Theater

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

17. Wow. I didn't know that. I do remember that the bed that he died on was too short for him.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:11 PM

Oct 2020

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)

24. It's called the Peterson house.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #17)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:19 PM

Oct 2020

Right across the street from the Ford Theater. I was there many years ago.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,526 posts)

12. Correct.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:09 PM

Oct 2020

Believed to be from an INFECTION after eating cherries with milk.

BainsBane

(57,757 posts)

16. rancid milk?

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #12)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:10 PM

Oct 2020

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,526 posts)

18. Some think it was from unsanitary water.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #16)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:12 PM

Oct 2020

Nobody really knows, but the main belief is that he died from an infection of some kind.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

19. Really? Oh. But not the actual cause.

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #12)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:13 PM

Oct 2020

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,526 posts)

20. He had stomach pains before dying.

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #19)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:14 PM

Oct 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

22. Oh did he swallow the pits? Appendix then maybe ...

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #20)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:17 PM

Oct 2020

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)

21. Don't let the blob from hell die in the White House

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:16 PM

Oct 2020

We will have to burn it down or turn it into a museum for EQUALITY. No one will ever want to sleep there again if trump dies under that roof. ... who wants to live there?

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

23. It's pretty mouse and roach infested anyway. Maybe it needs a redo.

Reply to Miigwech (Reply #21)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:18 PM

Oct 2020

Vogon_Glory

(10,297 posts)

28. I don't think that's necessary. Tippecanoe

Reply to Miigwech (Reply #21)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:49 PM

Oct 2020

and old Rough and Ready can keep Donnie’s ghost in line.

rzemanfl

(31,379 posts)

26. I would contribute to a crowd fund to replace it if the fucker died there.

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 07:32 PM

Oct 2020

Maybe a mob of people can stand in street and yell, "Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison" all night.

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