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| | ZACHARY TAYLOR |
 | | Second president inaugurated on March 5, (March 4 was a Sunday, and Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday because it offended his strict religious beliefs.) Since Polk's term expired at midnight March 3, 1849, and Taylor wasn't inaugurated until Monday, March 5, who was president on Sunday? |
 | | He didn't learn about it until several months later, as the law wasn't well known. |
 | | Taylor's favorite horse, Whity, had freedom of pasture on the White House lawn. |
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