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David Rice Atchison: President For A Day?

Published: March 4, 2021, 11 a.m.

At 12 noon on March 4, 1849, the presidential administration of James Polk ended. 

24 hours later, at noon on March 5, President Zachary Taylor took the oath of office to become president. 

During those 24 hours in-between, who was the president?

According to some, it was a member of the United States Senate.

Learn more about David Rice Atchison, and if he was president of the United States for a single day, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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