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Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
The fatal shooting of President William McKinley in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. "Goodbye, all, goodbye. It is God's way. His will be done." [1] [note 1] — William McKinley, president of the United States (14 September 1901), dying after being shot on 6 September
9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 4 years, 65 days before 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 6 years, 325 days before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 21 years, 111 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
His last words were to his attending doctor, though assumed to be directed at Vice President John Tyler: Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. [14] A 30-day period of mourning commenced following the president's death. Various public ceremonies, modeled after European ...
President George H.W. Bush told his son George W. Bush "I love you" in his last words before the former leader of the county died on Friday.
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