1. The only president to pay off the national debt is Andrew Jackson. 2. The first president that died in office was William Henry Harrison who died thirty two days after he was elected. 3. The second wife of John Tyler was the one who initiated the practice of playing Hail to the Chief when the president is in public. 4. During the term of president John Tyler gaslines were first installed in the white house. 5. The second president to die in office is Zachary Taylor who eat cherries and got sick from the heat and died five days after that day.
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