1877-1881 1 Term Republican 1876 Election Opponent: Samuel J. Tilden The Electoral Commission

Repealed the Force Acts Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Coinage Act of 1873 Specie Payment Resumption Act

• Hayes was the first President to take the oath of office in the White House. • Hayes' wife was the first to be called "First Lady". • Hayes had a telephone installed in the White House and spoke to Alexander Graham Bell.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes Born October 4, 1822 Delaware, Ohio Died January 17, 1893 Fremont, Ohio College: None Spouse: Lucy Webb Hayes