Rutherford B. Hayes was the nineteenth president of the United States. He only served one term, March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881. He had strong views on civil service reform that often made him unpopular, as shown by this quote, "I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment - the sober second thought - of the people."
In terms of foreign policy, he stated that any canal that would be built in Central America would be under American control, in order to keep foreign powers out of the region. On January 17, 1893, he died of a heart attack.
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