- I sat down with my mom and we looked through my baby book. She talked about me without realizing that I was sitting next to her. Dementia is a curse I would never hope inflicted on anyone. At the end, she remembered and said she tried to be a good mom. I broke down and told her she was the best mom.
- Rutherford B. Hayes (allthetropes.org)
Rumor has it that he won his presidency as part of a backroom deal: Hayes ends Reconstruction, he gets to be president. This led his critics to nickname him “Rutherfraud”. (The B stands for “Birchard”)