Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
William Henry Harrison
- Artist
- James Reid Lambdin
- Date of Work
- 1835
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Historical Association (White House Collection)
William Henry Harrison
This portrait of William Henry Harrison was painted by James Reid Lambdin in 1835, five years before he became president. Harrison, known for his military service in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, had retired to civilian life by the time Lambdin painted his portrait. Harrison came out of retirement in 1840 and won the presidential election. After serving only thirty-two days, however, Harrison became the first President to die in office. His term remains the shortest presidential tenure. Lambdin's painting later became his official presidential portrait. Harrison's grandson, Benjamin, would be elected president in 1889.
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