tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430279.post5723240607709910962..comments2009-09-02T16:39:07.174-04:00Comments on Runtime Log: Franklin Pierce, 1804 - 1869Dave Delayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462996160894645683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430279.post-58818388609628043422007-07-10T19:10:00.000-04:002007-07-10T19:10:00.000-04:00One half of Franklin Pierce's inaugural address wa...One half of Franklin Pierce's inaugural address was devoted to explaining why he was unqualified to be president. Four years in the White House proved him correct. The nation learned the hard way what can happen when a popular, hard-drinking underachiever in college rides into office on the coattails of his respected politician father (Governor Benjamin Pierce).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com