Episode #128: Millard Fillmore #8: Presidential Duties and Reelection Prospects (1850-1853)

Millard Fillmore #8: Presidential Duties and Reelection Prospects (1850-1853); Topics covered include: California Gold Rush; telegraph; presidential trips; family life in the White House; foreign affairs; relations with Portugal, Cuba, Hawaii, and Japan; election of 1852, and focus on the beautification of Washington, D.C.

Key people: Abigail Fillmore, Powers Fillmore, Abby Fillmore, Daniel Webster, Narciso Lopez, John Tyler, Matthew Perry, Henry Clay, Winfield Scott, Thurlow Weed, William Seward, and Franklin Pierce

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