I only really know him from the fantastic 'Medicore Presidents' song from The Simpsons that Bart and his class sing as part of their school show. And which this news has actually now spoiled a bit:
"We are the medicore Presidents/ You won't find our faces on Dollars or on Cents/ There's Taylor, there's Tyler, there's Fillmore and there's Hayes/ There's William Henry Harrison! ('I died in 30 days!') We are the adequate/ Forgettable/ Occasionally regrettable/ Caretaker presidents of the U! S! AAAAA!
I'm related to William Henry Harrison vaguely. *G* I even have the weak lungs. (He caught pneumonia delivering the longest inaugural address in history and died 30 days later.) Can't wait to see what they do for the 20th century verse.
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Date: 2010-08-20 07:39 am (UTC)"We are the medicore Presidents/
You won't find our faces on Dollars or on Cents/
There's Taylor, there's Tyler, there's Fillmore and there's Hayes/
There's William Henry Harrison! ('I died in 30 days!')
We are the adequate/
Forgettable/
Occasionally regrettable/
Caretaker presidents of the U! S! AAAAA!
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Date: 2010-08-20 02:12 pm (UTC)