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1848 Whig National Convention
After four years out of the White House, the Whig Party congregated in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the presidency. Hoping the formula that had brought success in 1840 would do so again, the delegates nominated Zachary Taylor, former popular general but a political novice.
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