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The reason i think Rutherford b Hayes is a good president because he fought in the civil war, and i know alot of presidents have but i am really greatful for Rutherford b Hayes is a cool president and there are other reasons why i like him but there is alot more i could tell but i am not going to because u might get really really really bored so ttyl if u don't know what that means it means talk to you later and love u all so so so so so so so much!!!!!!!!!PEACE:)
Samuel J. Tilden was the other candidate
Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House in 1879, The only place he could call was the Treasury since there were no switchboards in those day. Nonetheless Hayes saw great potential use for the telephone .
Rutherford B. Hayes is important because he was a citizen soldier. He served in the Civil War. In 1862, he led a charge in the Battle of South Mountain, and other wars.
While Grant is the best known former General to later become President,two other former Generals also became President. Rutherford B. Hayes was a Major General as was James Garfield.
He was known for the things that he did in the White House other than the first Easter egg hunt held at the White House.
The assessment of Rutherford Hayes as a president varies among historians. Some argue that he was a good president due to his efforts to promote civil service reform and his commitment to protecting the rights of African Americans in the South. Others criticize him for his conservative approach to other issues and believe he did not take strong enough action to address the problems of the era, such as economic inequality. Overall, it depends on one's perspective and priorities.
Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant were the Presidents during the reconstruction period. Reconstruction is usually considered to have ended when Rutherford Hayes took office or soon afterward.
Rutherford Hayes was the first president to use a telephone at the White House . Since the Bell phone was invented in 1876 when Grant was in office, it is possible that he was given the opportunity to use a phone, but I can find no record he did. Hayes talked on a telephone in 1877 and had one installed in the White House in 1879. The only call that Hayes could make was to the treasury department.
He constructed the two desks built from the wood of the HMS Resolute. One desk went to President Rutherford B. Hayes and the other went to Queen Victoria. They currently reside in the Oval Office and Buckingham Palace respectively.
The Compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election. Through it, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden on the understanding that Hayes would remove the federal troops that were propping up Republican state governments in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
Rutherford Birchard Hayes had 3 siblings, only one lived to adulthood, the other 2 died before.