Daniel Webster

1800s1700sAmericans
Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

  • Made bad puns. I dug around quickly, but wasn't able to find any. He did say of the vice presidency "I do not propose to be buried until I'm dead and in my coffin." As far as I know, he did not add "it would be a grave mistake."

  • Nevertheless, the vice presidency would not have been a dead end for Webster. He passed on William Henry Harrison, who kicked the bucket a month into the job. And then again with Zachary Taylor, who lasted less than two years. Oh well... you live, you learn.

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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