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Franklin Pierce.

Thank you, Noah, for introducing Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States.

Franklin Pierce was the only American president born in New Hampshire.

His father, Benjamin Pierce, fought in the Revolutionary War and served two terms as governor of New Hampshire. Young Franklin Pierce first

followed his father into military service, rising to become brigadier general in the Mexican-American War, and then followed him into

politics when he became a U.S. representative in 1833 at the age of just 29, and then he served as a U.S.

Senator. Although his political career was booming, Franklin Pierce quit the Senate

abruptly because his wife didn't like living in Washington, D.C. He stood by his wife,

Jane Pierce, and retreated to New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce continued his political career in

New Hampshire, supporting the Democratic Party,

and sharing his views on slavery. Pierce believed that the Constitution permitted slavery,

and he believed in the rights of states to decide whether or not slavery should be allowed

within their borders. Despite the fact that the compromise of 1850 was

passed by a Whig president, it had the full support of Franklin Pierce. His desire to protect slavery

made him popular in the South, and it thrust him into presidential contention, even though he really had no particular

interest in being president, and his wife wanted nothing to do with Washington, D.C. at all.

When it came time to nominate a Democrat in June of 1852, the delegates couldn't decide who to nominate.

At the beginning of the process, Franklin delegates couldn't decide who to nominate. At the beginning of the process,

Franklin Pierce wasn't even being considered. But when the delegates couldn't agree on a candidate,

his name entered the discussion, and it wasn't until the 49th ballot that Pierce was selected.

He ran a successful campaign with the slogan,

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