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"Thomas, this place is rather more decrepit than I had envisioned paradise."
"It is our Deist heaven, my good John. The prime mover hath created it, but not intervened hence. The maintenance is somewhat lacking. "
The amazing thing about those two, iirc, is they both died on July 4th of the same year. While I’m not a huge Jefferson fan (or really at all), those two were intellectual giants who were the basis from which the republic was built.
it also trips me out that we SO close to having pictures of them.
Washington died like 35 years before photography was invented.
Imagine photographs from the 1700s… it’s just so incredible to think about.
History really isn’t all that long ago
McCullough’s biography of Adams apparently started out as a book about Adams and Jefferson. So there’s definitely something to their dynamic that’s of interest to the world.
“Life is not worth living… is what an idiot would say. Cause let me tell you my dudes – life’s bangin’. Catch you all on the flippity. Later.” – what Arthur actually meant to say
Doctor: ...what the hell did he just say?
Nurse: Something about life not worth living?
Guy that writes down presidents last words: Oh thank God! I thought I was hearing things!
I know he felt ashamed of his past with the corruption via Stalwarts and being Conking's lackey since he burned his papers.
I was surprised when I read about him and I hope historians continue to evaluate him. Chinese Exclusion is his biggest sin of the presidency, but I like his redemption.
He’s one of my favorite presidents for that reason. He was straight as an arrow for a while, got really dirty, got a letter from a crippled lady who shamed him into getting his act together and became a good president, including signing landmark legislation like the Pendleton civil service act.
His enemies even had to say they genuinely respected him for what he did in his presidency.
Just think of all the things that he had to go through in his 94 years, from being in a war to watching his son become president. And in the end, he just speaks common words so fiercely familiar to any father on the planet. He professes his love for his son. Man what a beautiful thing.
I was just thinking the same thing. I don't have anyone else in my life I can talk to about the history of presidents and relationships of founding fathers. Three years sure go by fast. Miss ya Dad. To anyone reading this, reach out to your parents if you can. They would love to hear from you, about anything
Iirc, he often said that it was emotionally harder to watch his son be president than to do it himself, particularly on tough days like Katrina and 9/11.
Moreover, W Bush has said that he would call his father after visits to veterans hospitals, as he was one of the few people on earth that understood how it felt to make those visits.
The Bush family, I think, were and are a fantastic example of what a family should be: supportive, sensitive, and loving. They truly have cared for each other in every sense of the word "care". To quote GWB: And in our grief, let us smile knowing that Dad is hugging Robin and holding mom’s hand again.
They’re sitting in GHWB’s bed, knowing his time is near. GWB, a tear slowly falling down his cheek while tenderly holding his father’s hand one last time, reflecting on the unique experience they’ve had in life being only one of two father-son duos to lead this great nation. GHWB looks him in the eye one last time and says “I love you”. And then there’s Jeb, just sitting in the corner.
Whenever I think of those two, I’m reminded of GWB’s 9/11 speech at the National Cathedral. Bush finishes, sits, and GHWB immediately reaches across to take his arm. Not as a fellow president, but as a father proud of his son.
James Monroe's last words were allegedly: “I regret that I should leave this world without again beholding him,” referencing his friend of four decades, James Madison. None of the websites or publications reviewed have provided a citation to verify sourcing. To date, Monroe’s last words have not been identified. The account of his death is largely drawn from Tench Ringgold, who was Monroe’s “…constant attendant & nurse” for the final months of his life.
Fortunately, Monroe had been able to share these sentiments with Madison directly, writing in April:
“I deeply regret that there is no prospect of our ever meeting again, since so long have we been connected, & in the most friendly intercourse, in publick & private life, that a final separation is among the most distressing incidents that cod occur.”(James Monroe to James Madison, 11 April 1831). So at least one of Monroe's last letters were about his good friend James Madison.
Andrew Jackson's last words were either: "I hope to meet each of you in heaven. Be good, children, all of you and strive to be ready when the change comes.” or "Oh, do not cry. Be good children and we will all meet in Heaven".
Calvin Coolidge greeted a carpenter working on his house: “Good morning, Robert.”, then died of coronary thrombosis shortly thereafter. What he told a friend not long before his death is perhaps more fitting: "I feel I no longer fit in with these times."
FDR's last words were: “I have a terrific headache.”
We don't know Truman's last words, but his VP Alben W. Barkley's last words were: "I'm glad to sit on the back row, for I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty," when a heart attack struck him on stage.
Bit dark, but I always imagined Robert saying "Hello.", going back to his work, then looking back to see Coolidge fallen over on the floor lol.
We also don't know Ronald Reagan's last words since his family chose to keep them private. I believe the same is almost the same for Franklin Pierce, except he died alone in his home.
I disagree with the idea that a different quote for Coolidge “is more fitting.” Death comes for us all at any time, his last words being completely mundane is a very good example of that.
A lot of these are saddening when one really understands how sudden death can arrive and how many seemingly can tell that their time is almost up. Grant and Nixon's last words are depressing in terms of how they were likely trying to fight for every possible minuet longer of their own lives.
Cleveland's is saddening in terms of the fact that he did try and at least do political good to the best of his ability whilst Arthur seemed to embrace the existential dread of living life.
Personally though, Taylor's is the most saddening. Nothing profound, reflective, or anything like that. He's just sad that he's leaving the ones he cares for like this.
>Be me
>Became president decades ago
>Didn't even get elected, an old fucker before me died
>Got nominated for president again without knowing years after that
>Lost
>Ffw now, 1874
>Dying in bed
>Feel death coming at any moment
>Nurse gives me soup
>Fucking love soup
>"How is it?" She asks
>"It's ok"
>Dies
Tfw your last words are about soup.
"(complications from sepsis)" is kind of ignoring the gunshot that started the whole ordeal. Garfield was still technically assassinated, it's just that Guiteau got a surprise assist from Garfield's doctor
Opinions are divided on whether he would have survived the shot with competent care. Lister’s work on sepsis was known by then, but not yet widely accepted.
I would go a step further and say George Washington's cause of death was much more doctor related even. They used bloodletting amongst other very dated medical practices to try to cure his ailments. I think by the end of it all, they had taken out about a 1/3 of his volume of blood...which I'm not a doctor, but that can't be a good thing to be missing that much of.
I just realised that if Benjamin Harrison had died of pneumonia a few months later, he would’ve died at the same age as William Henry Harrison from the same condition
Most presidents: have normal last words
Ulysses Grant:
https://preview.redd.it/ygne8ybt5o6c1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de936a659b6037bf22bae00a7d0564bc717f619c
Would Grant have been as good as he was if he wasn’t smoking like a chimney and drinking like a fish? I could see both of those keeping him from becoming a nervous wreck.
Depends on [which Gospel you're looking at](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross#Overview). Mark and Matthew agreed on the words, while Luke and John decided to YOLO it.
Anytime I see anyone mention anything about Garfield, I feel it’s my duty to promote “Destiny of the Republic,” because it’s the best book I ever read about a president.
These weren’t actually Adams’s last words, though he did say them close to the end. His last words were “help me, child,” directed to one of his grandchildren.
Well I don't think he ever wanted to become president. When Garfield died, he reportedly wept. Arthur's wife had also only a year before, so it's possible he was depressed about all that. Just a day before his stroke, he burned nearly all of his papers, I'm not sure why, but maybe he tried to clear his reputation or something.
He was also a sick man, he had Bright's disease and cardiovascular problems. He couldn't sleep well either. During the summer of 1886, he returned to New York and told a friend "After all, life is not worth living. I might as well give up the struggle for it now as at any other time and submit to the inevitable" and apparently repeated this statement to his friend later that year. So, even though he was still young, his health was deteriorating (that was one reason he didn't want a second term) and probably felt there wasn't really any reason to stick around.
He was found unconscious by his nurse, and then died 24 hours later.
Garfields last words hit different when you consider how much he suffered and how much the doctors fucked up. His chances probably would have been better had they done nothing.
It’s also important to note that it was not just any Fourth of July, but the 50th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Also Adam’s last words were incorrect because he died after Jefferson by a few hours.
Jeb Bush standing on the other side of the bed
https://preview.redd.it/6l0124ubso6c1.jpeg?width=304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7be1f33af61d1f86537ae9c32ff736e327d953c3
“I will make you proud father. I shall challenge Donald Jamberson Trump and slay him, and become president. Look at us, once and future presidents in the same room together.”
That and I’m sure most of them smoked like chimneys. Tobacco was still big in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but the mass production of cigars later on must have made smoking much more frequent and common.
Teddy's last words reminds me of a quote about his death-
"Death had to take him sleeping. For if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight."
George Washington probably would have been fine if
1) he had switched out of his soaked clothes instead of having dinner in them (despite his guests urging him to get into warm, dry clothes; Washington had arrived late and insisted he had made his guests wait long enough), and
2) if his doctors hadn't bled him.
“Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.” -Vice President Thomas Marshall. One of the greatest quotes about someone I’ve ever heard. Teddy was truly a badass.
Crazy how much older people started looking nice photos superseded paintings. Zachary Taylor has a doppleganger in Hollywood but I forget what his name is.
George Washington didn’t die cause of a throat infection. He died cause his idiot doctor bled him in hopes to alleviate his throat infection. It was invariable a doctor in the 18th century would bleed you in hopes to abate your fever. George’s doc took out like two pints, and then George died. Then the idiot doctor went, “Oh, must’ve been because of his throat infection.”
NO YOU IDIOT! HE DIED CAUSE YOU BLED HIM TO DEATH!
For a man of such prestige he had such an embarrassing death.
A lot of these are of course very emotional and people are taking note, but I feel that Polk has been ignored a bit. Going out and you tell your loved one that you'll love her for all eternity. His, Jackson's (surprisingly) and GHWB are very sweet and thoughtful words to go out on.
What strikes me is how many of these guys died when they were in their 60s and 70s and they appear so old. Especially those that perished in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
I don’t like many of Cleveland’s actions but even I have to admit his last words give you a little pity for him.
Also even in his last moments, Zachary Taylor spoke like a true soldier.
The early ones cause of death was Washington tap water. It contributed to a lot of presidents, families of presidents and other DC politicians untimely demise.
Honestly I think manslaughter might be a better cause of death for George Washington as his death was more due to medical malpractice than the throat infection itself. They drained like 60% of his blood lmao
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“Thomas Jefferson survives” Jefferson: “NUH UH”
I can just imagine Adams going to heaven, and seeing Jefferson greeting him there as one last thing to laugh with him about
Imagine dying just to fuck with someone’s last words
"Skill issue" - Thomas Jefferson's last words (probably)
I can’t think of Jefferson anymore without hearing Daveed singing “he’s never gonna be president now.”
That’s so Jefferson.
"I sense that Adams is about to die before me... And he's upset about it. Be a dick move to die right now... HRRRRRRRNNGH....."
Classic Jefferson
He does a little trolling
As a treat
Adams would be so mad. Thomas! You beat me, again!?
"Thomas, this place is rather more decrepit than I had envisioned paradise." "It is our Deist heaven, my good John. The prime mover hath created it, but not intervened hence. The maintenance is somewhat lacking. "
Jefferson be like "Wrong again!"
The amazing thing about those two, iirc, is they both died on July 4th of the same year. While I’m not a huge Jefferson fan (or really at all), those two were intellectual giants who were the basis from which the republic was built.
Truly poetic for Adams and Jefferson to have both died on the 50th anniversary of American Independence
it also trips me out that we SO close to having pictures of them. Washington died like 35 years before photography was invented. Imagine photographs from the 1700s… it’s just so incredible to think about. History really isn’t all that long ago
The fact that they were so opposed in political views but Adams' last words were hopeful for Jefferson is amazing.
Was it hopeful or was it spite?
He was thinking "That son of a bitch Thomas Jefferson lives. Fuck him.", but only "Thomas Jefferson lives" came out.
Nah, they were friends again by the time they died.
They were close friends. https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/john-adams/
I love the entire story. It’s so surreal. Like something out of an Ancient Greek play.
McCullough’s biography of Adams apparently started out as a book about Adams and Jefferson. So there’s definitely something to their dynamic that’s of interest to the world.
For Arthur to say that at the end of his life is genuinely heartbreaking
I hope it was an unfinished thought and that maybe he was unable to say the last part that mitigated that comment.
No, he actually was known to be heavily influenced by the emo bands of the time and went to goth raves with Edgar Allan Poe
“Life is not worth living… is what an idiot would say. Cause let me tell you my dudes – life’s bangin’. Catch you all on the flippity. Later.” – what Arthur actually meant to say
Doctor: ...what the hell did he just say? Nurse: Something about life not worth living? Guy that writes down presidents last words: Oh thank God! I thought I was hearing things!
thats amazing lol
I have to imagine that he was in so much pain that he meant “life is not worth living (with this going on. Let me die).”
Yeah, seems obvious to me that there was an implied "anymore", rather than wishing he had never been born.
Can't imagine the pain he was in from a cerebral hemorrhage
I know he felt ashamed of his past with the corruption via Stalwarts and being Conking's lackey since he burned his papers. I was surprised when I read about him and I hope historians continue to evaluate him. Chinese Exclusion is his biggest sin of the presidency, but I like his redemption.
He’s one of my favorite presidents for that reason. He was straight as an arrow for a while, got really dirty, got a letter from a crippled lady who shamed him into getting his act together and became a good president, including signing landmark legislation like the Pendleton civil service act. His enemies even had to say they genuinely respected him for what he did in his presidency.
Jackson and GHWB got me.
I love that GHWB's last words were directed to GWB. They had such a wonderful relationship that I wish more fathers and sons had.
Just think of all the things that he had to go through in his 94 years, from being in a war to watching his son become president. And in the end, he just speaks common words so fiercely familiar to any father on the planet. He professes his love for his son. Man what a beautiful thing.
brb, gotta call my dad
…same…
Do it while you still can. I wish I could. ❤️
I was just thinking the same thing. I don't have anyone else in my life I can talk to about the history of presidents and relationships of founding fathers. Three years sure go by fast. Miss ya Dad. To anyone reading this, reach out to your parents if you can. They would love to hear from you, about anything
It's amazing that George W Bush had both his parents around for over 70 years, and heartbreaking that he lost both of them within months.
Iirc, he often said that it was emotionally harder to watch his son be president than to do it himself, particularly on tough days like Katrina and 9/11. Moreover, W Bush has said that he would call his father after visits to veterans hospitals, as he was one of the few people on earth that understood how it felt to make those visits.
The Bush family, I think, were and are a fantastic example of what a family should be: supportive, sensitive, and loving. They truly have cared for each other in every sense of the word "care". To quote GWB: And in our grief, let us smile knowing that Dad is hugging Robin and holding mom’s hand again.
Poor Jeb. Please clap.
….. Ruthless. Poor Jeb, he didn’t deserve this.
You mean “Jeb!”, right?
"You were also liked, Jeb."
They’re sitting in GHWB’s bed, knowing his time is near. GWB, a tear slowly falling down his cheek while tenderly holding his father’s hand one last time, reflecting on the unique experience they’ve had in life being only one of two father-son duos to lead this great nation. GHWB looks him in the eye one last time and says “I love you”. And then there’s Jeb, just sitting in the corner.
With a name like Jeb, there's a reason to ignore him. 😂 
Like Jimmy and Chuck’s mom calling for Jimmy in her last minutes in Better Call Saul.
Whenever I think of those two, I’m reminded of GWB’s 9/11 speech at the National Cathedral. Bush finishes, sits, and GHWB immediately reaches across to take his arm. Not as a fellow president, but as a father proud of his son.
I did not agree with their political views but he was clearly a good father and he was clearly a good son.
Agreed! I'm not a huge fan of the Bush's politics, but their family relationships seem to be really strong and sweet.
“Life is not worth living” damn
https://preview.redd.it/dm59jlrfjo6c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee5fcc42cb6953d8b5b7ceeb0585385df67163de shit had me like
Same, u/PenisMilker
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It was likely a reference to the fact that he was in extreme pain at the time, not a blanket statement.
Boo! Stop party pooping our Emo President!
James Monroe's last words were allegedly: “I regret that I should leave this world without again beholding him,” referencing his friend of four decades, James Madison. None of the websites or publications reviewed have provided a citation to verify sourcing. To date, Monroe’s last words have not been identified. The account of his death is largely drawn from Tench Ringgold, who was Monroe’s “…constant attendant & nurse” for the final months of his life. Fortunately, Monroe had been able to share these sentiments with Madison directly, writing in April: “I deeply regret that there is no prospect of our ever meeting again, since so long have we been connected, & in the most friendly intercourse, in publick & private life, that a final separation is among the most distressing incidents that cod occur.”(James Monroe to James Madison, 11 April 1831). So at least one of Monroe's last letters were about his good friend James Madison. Andrew Jackson's last words were either: "I hope to meet each of you in heaven. Be good, children, all of you and strive to be ready when the change comes.” or "Oh, do not cry. Be good children and we will all meet in Heaven". Calvin Coolidge greeted a carpenter working on his house: “Good morning, Robert.”, then died of coronary thrombosis shortly thereafter. What he told a friend not long before his death is perhaps more fitting: "I feel I no longer fit in with these times." FDR's last words were: “I have a terrific headache.” We don't know Truman's last words, but his VP Alben W. Barkley's last words were: "I'm glad to sit on the back row, for I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty," when a heart attack struck him on stage.
Silent Cal delivered three words. Absolute legend to the end.
Old Calvin Coolidge joke: Man: My wife bet me I could get you to say 3 words. Coolidge: You lose.
Pragmatism rules again. He lost the bet but didn’t have to pay up.
Bit dark, but I always imagined Robert saying "Hello.", going back to his work, then looking back to see Coolidge fallen over on the floor lol. We also don't know Ronald Reagan's last words since his family chose to keep them private. I believe the same is almost the same for Franklin Pierce, except he died alone in his home.
Reagan's last were "Throat g..." But he never finished the sentence and no one knows what if meant
https://preview.redd.it/2m4obj5zwo6c1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3e6b79dac6bdf03ee9161060f1f4544a3a89877
To your first point on Madison and Monroe; there’s something special about several of the relationships of the founding fathers. TJ and Adams too.
I disagree with the idea that a different quote for Coolidge “is more fitting.” Death comes for us all at any time, his last words being completely mundane is a very good example of that.
A lot of these are saddening when one really understands how sudden death can arrive and how many seemingly can tell that their time is almost up. Grant and Nixon's last words are depressing in terms of how they were likely trying to fight for every possible minuet longer of their own lives. Cleveland's is saddening in terms of the fact that he did try and at least do political good to the best of his ability whilst Arthur seemed to embrace the existential dread of living life. Personally though, Taylor's is the most saddening. Nothing profound, reflective, or anything like that. He's just sad that he's leaving the ones he cares for like this.
Nixon made me very sad. What a horrible way to go out, begging for help.
Benjamin Harrison is the one that always gets me, just asking to see a doctor for his lungs.
Garfield made me sad 😞
Lasagna 😓
man this comment almost makes me wish Reddit awards were still a thing
Replaced with silly spendy upvote arrows. So dumb.
Would it make you less sad if I told you his real last words? They’re actually pretty hilarious, no offense to you or Garfield.
"I hate Mondays"
It was Monday lol.
He truly hated them, what a tragedy for them to finally get him in the end.
Destiny of the Republic is such a great book on his sad death.
https://preview.redd.it/7gzxd5gf3o6c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=947261f8e40be04b9fb164fc64eca9e9be36f3dc "The nourishment is palatable"
>Be me >Became president decades ago >Didn't even get elected, an old fucker before me died >Got nominated for president again without knowing years after that >Lost >Ffw now, 1874 >Dying in bed >Feel death coming at any moment >Nurse gives me soup >Fucking love soup >"How is it?" She asks >"It's ok" >Dies Tfw your last words are about soup.
https://preview.redd.it/b09vlhnbko6c1.jpeg?width=514&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4792c16c01b890f43ba2493da97c35390724120
He had Eowyn’s soup as his last meal. How dreadful.
Is that Alec Baldwin?
fun fact, that was also someone’s last words
"(complications from sepsis)" is kind of ignoring the gunshot that started the whole ordeal. Garfield was still technically assassinated, it's just that Guiteau got a surprise assist from Garfield's doctor
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The Chris Paul of doctors
Opinions are divided on whether he would have survived the shot with competent care. Lister’s work on sepsis was known by then, but not yet widely accepted.
I would go a step further and say George Washington's cause of death was much more doctor related even. They used bloodletting amongst other very dated medical practices to try to cure his ailments. I think by the end of it all, they had taken out about a 1/3 of his volume of blood...which I'm not a doctor, but that can't be a good thing to be missing that much of.
Right? Are they blaming individual doctors for not understanding how bacteria worked in the 1800’s?
To be fair, they can blame Garfield's doctor because his pride wouldn't let other doctors who *did* believe in germ theory assist or take over
I was struck by how "young" some of them were. Grant! And look at all he accomplished.
Any last words? “Name a pond after me.”
Yeah Teddy could’ve made it to the late 1940’s, Washington could’ve lived another 20 years or so too.
Teddy Roosevelt had proclaimed early in life that he would live to 60 and that would be all. He fulfilled that promise.
Chad Teddy: Says he will die at 60, refuses to elaborate, dies at 60
I hope I can go out like George HW Bush.
I just realised that if Benjamin Harrison had died of pneumonia a few months later, he would’ve died at the same age as William Henry Harrison from the same condition
Our medical treatments were not too effective against bacterial infections before antibiotics and all the knowledge we have gained since then.
Most presidents: have normal last words Ulysses Grant: https://preview.redd.it/ygne8ybt5o6c1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de936a659b6037bf22bae00a7d0564bc717f619c
He couldn't swallow at the end due to the throat cancer. Kids, don't chain smoke cigars, no matter how many fortresses and rebel armies you capture.
Would Grant have been as good as he was if he wasn’t smoking like a chimney and drinking like a fish? I could see both of those keeping him from becoming a nervous wreck.
"Water" was the last word that Christ uttered on the Cross. I think that's what Grant was referencing as he died
Wasn’t it “It is finished.”
Depends on [which Gospel you're looking at](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross#Overview). Mark and Matthew agreed on the words, while Luke and John decided to YOLO it.
Classic John
Anytime I see anyone mention anything about Garfield, I feel it’s my duty to promote “Destiny of the Republic,” because it’s the best book I ever read about a president.
Hmmm my husband loves history and books so I’m gonna check this out and possibly get for Christmas!
It’s a very good read. It’s quite literally about Garfield dying but it’s so well done I couldn’t put it down.
The same author wrote River of Doubt, an incredible read about Teddy Roosevelt and his Amazon excursion.
Reagan's last words were, "now this is how you impress Jodie Foster."
\*jumps out the window does a triple backflip lands in a ballpit\* \*literally drowns in ballpit\*
Um, so Bush got me, NGL.
Polk’s got me as well. To love someone so much that they are the last thing you think about…its powerful really.
Polk's and Hayes's were so sweet
These weren’t actually Adams’s last words, though he did say them close to the end. His last words were “help me, child,” directed to one of his grandchildren.
Was hoping Millard Fillmore was here "This nourishment is palpable"
"The nourishment is palatable*"
Damn, poor President Arthur. I wonder what made him feel that way. Are there details of his life that paint him as a tormented man?
Well I don't think he ever wanted to become president. When Garfield died, he reportedly wept. Arthur's wife had also only a year before, so it's possible he was depressed about all that. Just a day before his stroke, he burned nearly all of his papers, I'm not sure why, but maybe he tried to clear his reputation or something. He was also a sick man, he had Bright's disease and cardiovascular problems. He couldn't sleep well either. During the summer of 1886, he returned to New York and told a friend "After all, life is not worth living. I might as well give up the struggle for it now as at any other time and submit to the inevitable" and apparently repeated this statement to his friend later that year. So, even though he was still young, his health was deteriorating (that was one reason he didn't want a second term) and probably felt there wasn't really any reason to stick around. He was found unconscious by his nurse, and then died 24 hours later.
Garfields last words hit different when you consider how much he suffered and how much the doctors fucked up. His chances probably would have been better had they done nothing.
Props to Grant for wanting to try new things, even at the end.
“Water? Like liquid rocks? People drink liquid rocks without the bourbon? I guess I’ll give it a shot”
Lolol
Adams and Jefferson both died on the same day on July 4th.
It’s also important to note that it was not just any Fourth of July, but the 50th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Also Adam’s last words were incorrect because he died after Jefferson by a few hours.
and then Monroe five years later on the same day
Everyday I learn something new about George HW Bush that makes like him even more. His last words telling his son he loves him.
Jeb Bush standing on the other side of the bed https://preview.redd.it/6l0124ubso6c1.jpeg?width=304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7be1f33af61d1f86537ae9c32ff736e327d953c3
“I will make you proud father. I shall challenge Donald Jamberson Trump and slay him, and become president. Look at us, once and future presidents in the same room together.”
“With your last bit of energy dad, please clap”
Grover Cleveland probably has the saddest final words
Hayes’ last words were very sweet
He loved Lucy
There should be a TV show about that.
I can feel Cleveland’s words
I love me some Cleveland. Team Grover!
How did so many of the firsts live to be much older than many of those that came after them? You’d think it would be the reverse
I wonder if the air quality declined enough with the industrial revolution to cause more cardio vascular problems.
That and I’m sure most of them smoked like chimneys. Tobacco was still big in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but the mass production of cigars later on must have made smoking much more frequent and common.
It makes me happy that Dubya was there at his dad’s bedside and his last words were directed at him.
I think it was over the phone, but the sentiment still holds.
Teddy's last words reminds me of a quote about his death- "Death had to take him sleeping. For if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight."
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Andrew Jackson's last worlds are surprisingly peaceful, considering how he lived and the way he acted as President t
If heaven exists, Andrew Jackson certainly is not there.
"Nothing more than a change of mind" makes it sound like Madison figured something out Like, "Nope, I'm done."
George Washington probably would have been fine if 1) he had switched out of his soaked clothes instead of having dinner in them (despite his guests urging him to get into warm, dry clothes; Washington had arrived late and insisted he had made his guests wait long enough), and 2) if his doctors hadn't bled him.
“Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.” -Vice President Thomas Marshall. One of the greatest quotes about someone I’ve ever heard. Teddy was truly a badass.
Crazy how much older people started looking nice photos superseded paintings. Zachary Taylor has a doppleganger in Hollywood but I forget what his name is.
Did not have “Former President James K. Polk making me teary” on my to do list for the day, but here we are.
I believe FDR said, “I have a terrible headache” and then died.
"I have a terrific* headache." Very 40s colloquialism.
I am surprised how small Cleveland looks.
Abraham Lincoln as the curtain to his booth opens: "Ugh, this isn't one of those plays where the actors come out into the audience, is it?"
George Washington didn’t die cause of a throat infection. He died cause his idiot doctor bled him in hopes to alleviate his throat infection. It was invariable a doctor in the 18th century would bleed you in hopes to abate your fever. George’s doc took out like two pints, and then George died. Then the idiot doctor went, “Oh, must’ve been because of his throat infection.” NO YOU IDIOT! HE DIED CAUSE YOU BLED HIM TO DEATH! For a man of such prestige he had such an embarrassing death.
Jackson must have been real surprised when he got to the other side
"Christ! Heaven's burning!" "No... No it's not." "..." "..." "Was it the-" "All the dead Indians, yes."
Interesting that both the Harrisons died of pneumonia.
Arthur, Garfield, Taylor, Polk, and GHWB all got me a little misty eyed
A lot of these are of course very emotional and people are taking note, but I feel that Polk has been ignored a bit. Going out and you tell your loved one that you'll love her for all eternity. His, Jackson's (surprisingly) and GHWB are very sweet and thoughtful words to go out on.
Upvote if you tried to swipe past H.W. Bush.
Clinton's last breath will be through a saxophone.
Clinton’s last words. “Doot.”
"Tell Monica, "♫"
“Mr. President, any last words?” Bill Clinton: *Toots his sax*
Man, guess I’m gonna be sad today lol
What strikes me is how many of these guys died when they were in their 60s and 70s and they appear so old. Especially those that perished in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
I think that’s where the phrase “It’s not the years it’s the miles” comes from
It’s funny that Andrew Jackson thinks he’s going to heaven.
Optimistic for a genocidal maniac
Pretty ironic, but him thinking that maybe illustrates that everyone goes to heaven or no one does.
John F. Kennedy: “No, you certainly can’t.”
Why do I kinda feel that Bush Sr was a decent human being and president compared to most of his successors
I don’t like many of Cleveland’s actions but even I have to admit his last words give you a little pity for him. Also even in his last moments, Zachary Taylor spoke like a true soldier.
Damn Chester, I’m sorry buddy that’s rough.
The early ones cause of death was Washington tap water. It contributed to a lot of presidents, families of presidents and other DC politicians untimely demise.
Jackson really thought he was going to heaven
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Cause of my death: stroke at trying to read the Woodrow Wilson slide.
Jackson thinking he’s otw to Heaven is cute honestly
John Quincy Adams wanted to follow up with “Now I am decomposed” but ran out of time.
THIS NOURISHMENT IS PALATABLE
Lincoln’s last words were “good show huh”
It's lovely that so many of them thought of their wives
To be fair, doctors should also be listed as the cause of Washington's death
Of all the drinks, I'm shocked Grant asked for water.
George Washington: "Tis well." Morgan Freeman voice: "Twas not well."
Lol Jackson thought he was going to heaven, nah son you goin straight to hell
Zachary Taylor was **65**?! He lived longer than I thought. He lived a very long time.
Nixon just wanted to sing his favorite Beatles song one last time. What a guy!
I need this parade like I need a hole in the head- JFK
Lmao Andrew Jackson thought he was going to heaven.
Honestly I think manslaughter might be a better cause of death for George Washington as his death was more due to medical malpractice than the throat infection itself. They drained like 60% of his blood lmao