#24: Zachary Taylor
There is no denying that many histories have a haunting and cruel past… And the U.S. presidency is no different. The 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, was a slaveowner his whole life and owned plantations inherited to him along with several African American servants.
For some reason, Zachary Taylor was always associated with whiskey due to a quote he allegedly said during the Mexican-American war, “Stop your nonsense and drink your whiskey.” But for the most part, it seemed like he used to get annoyed by other peoples drinking habits more than anything else…