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State of the Union Address by Millard Fillmore

Here it is, the State of the Union Address. Every president makes them.

Kids need a quick and easy school report, trying reading these in class.

Need a quote to spruce up any report or presentation then this is for you.


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Being suddenly called in the midst of the last session of Congress by a painful dispensation of Divine Providence to the responsible station which I now hold, I contented myself with such communications to the Legislature as the exigency of the moment seemed to require. The country was shrouded in mourning for the loss of its venerable Chief Magistrate and all hearts were penetrated with grief. Neither the time nor the occasion appeared to require or to justify on my part any general expression of political opinions or any announcement of the principles which would govern me in the discharge of the duties to the performance of which I had been so unexpectedly called. I trust, therefore, that it may not be deemed inappropriate if I avail myself of this opportunity of the reassembling of Congress to make known my sentiments in a general manner in regard to the policy which ought to be pursued by the Government both in its intercourse with foreign nations and its management and administration of internal affairs. ... Read more

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Millard Fillmore has been mocked, maligned, or, most cruelly of all, ignored by generations of historians--but no more! This unbelievable new biography finally rescues the unlucky thirteenth U.S. president from the dustbin of history and shows why a man known as a blundering, arrogant, shallow, miserable failure was really our greatest leader.

In the first fully researched portrait of Fillmore ever written, the reader can finally come face-to-face with a misunderstood genius. By meticulously extrapolating outrageous conclusions from the most banal and inconclusive of facts, The Remarkable Millard Fillmore reveals the adventures of an unjustly forgotten president. He fought at the Battle of the Alamo! He shepherded slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad! He discovered gold in California! He wrestled with the emperor of Japan! It is a list of achievements that puts those of Washington and Lincoln completely in the shade.

Refusing to be held back by established history or recorded fact, here George Pendle paints an extraordinary portrait of an ordinary man and restores the sparkle to an unfairly tarnished reputation.


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Customer Reviews (19)

Pretty Unremarkable Book about a Pretty Unremarkable President
As a fan of both presidential trivia and political satire, I was looking forward to reading The Remarkable Millard Fillmore.Unfortunately, Pendle's book isn't very "remarkable" on either count.

This is a fictional biography of America's 13th president, augmented by the supposedly undiscovered private papers of Millard Fillmore (which have been scrawled in ballpoint pen in handwriting that is clearly not Fillmore's) andhidden away in the jungles of Uganda since 1873.

The humor is often forced and sophomoric and more times than not falls flat.The comic misuse of facts and mangling of vocabulary is reminiscent of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's works (The Compleat Works of Shakespeare Abrgd) but often the jokes, puns and situations just aren't that funny.Here's an example.Fillmore encounters General Andrew Jackson in a tavern.Unaware of Jackson's lightning temper, nor of his bitterness about being accused of bigamy because Jackson's wife Rachel had not completed her divorce from her first husband before marrying Jackson, Fillmore talks about the weather and innocently tells the General that though the fog off Lake Erie was bad today "there is a bigger mist rolling in to town tomorrow".Thinking that Fillmore has said "bigamist" and is referring to his wife, Jackson challenges Fillmore to a duel.Groan.

Pendle seems to be trying to channel the comic madness of Mel Brooks "HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I", but succeeds only in emulating Brooks' later and decidedly unfunnier works, like LIFE STINKS.Though this book doesn't stink, it sure doesn't live up to its comic potential.However, if you are in the market for a much funnier political satire that lampoons the presidency, I suggest FIRST LADY by Patrick Dennis.

hilarious
This book is hilarious! The first page or two I was thinking this is going back up for sale on Amazon. Not now. I'll be re-reading this book. It is hilarious. It is hard to describe in just a small space, but from Fillmore's survival at the Alamo, duel with Andrew Jackson, thwarting an assassination attempt on Jackson, friendship with Edgar Allen Poe, his search for the source of the Nile. It is one amazingly funny episode after the next, all written in a straightforward style, not tongue in cheek. Even the index is funny.

Presidential Biographies
I am trying to read biographies/autobiographies of the presidents in order.This book was a waste of time.Although the author has some fact, it was difficult to distinguish tounge in cheek from fact.I would encourage the author to become gainfully employed.

Deceptive
I borrowed the book from the library, looking for a biography of Fillmore.I was surprised that it wasn't.My quick review of the back cover blurb led me to believe I had found a good biography.Once I caught on that the book is intended as humor, I became annoyed that the author had no interest in distinguishing fact from fiction.I tired of reading it at around page 60.I wanted to know about Fillmore.This book only ridicules him.

Don't waste your money
As noted by others, this is not a work of biography.Despite what others have said, I don't believe that it is a work of humor either.

Unless you find it in the 99 cent remainder bin, save your money ... Read more

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Millard Fillmore chapter from the book-Facts about the Presidents, featuring data on the president-s background, life, and administration. Here you will find comprehensive,-uniformly arranged data on birth, family, education, nomination and election, congressional sessions, cabinet and Supreme Court appointments, vice president, first lady, and more--highlighting both the personal and political. Bibliographies guide readers to additional information on the president. ... Read more

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The Facts about the Presidents
I know this product well of old. I have previous editions. I enjoyed the current edition. I am a history lover so this well within my experience

Now in a fully updated eighth edition
Now in a fully updated eighth edition, "Facts About The Presidents From George Washington To Barack Obama" is an essential, core addition to every school and community library. Divided into two distinct parts, "Facts About The Presidents" offers biographical data on all 44 of America's presidents, as well as comparative data with respects to presidential chronology, family history, personal background, education and career, residence, physical characteristics, death and burial, commemoratives, and general statistics. Of special note is the section devoted to presidential elections, conventions, candidates, election returns, the vice-presidents, and more. "Facts About The Presidents" is an 816-page compendium of superbly researched, organized and presented information covering everything from presidential vetos to presidential salaries, making it an invaluable reference for students as well as an engaging browse for non-specialist general readers with an interest in those who have held the office and responsibility of presiding over the nation from its founding to the present day.
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1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
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