In 1846, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he gave the infamous “Spot” speech about the war that had begun with Mexico. He demanded President James K. Polk reveal the exact spot on which American blood had been shed, starting the war, and whether that spot ...
11.James K. Polk27.William Howard Taft42.Bill Clinton 12.Zachary Taylor28.Woodrow Wilson43.George W. Bush 13.Millard Fillmore29.Warren G. Harding44.Barack Obama 14.Franklin Pierce30.Calvin Coolidge45.Donald J. Trump 15.James Buchanan31.Herbert Hoover ...