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John Adams was the only President elected from the Federalist party. James Monroe ran unopposed for his second term in 1820. However, one elector refused to vote for him on the principle that only Washington deserved to be elected unanimously. James K. Polk was the first President to voluntarily retire after one term. Andrew Johnson is the only President to be elected to the U.S. Senate after leaving the White House. William H. Taft was the only President to serve as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to accept his party's nomination in person, in 1932. Richard Nixon was the first President to visit all fifty states.

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Deaths of noteworthy persons

George Jones, 81, Country music singer, hypoxic respiratory failure (Apr 26).

Richie Havens, 72, Folk singer and guitarist, heart attack (Apr 22).

Allan Arbus, 95, American actor (M*A*S*H, "Sydney Freedman"), heart failure (Apr 19).

Jonathan Winters, 87, comedian and actor, natural causes (Apr 11).

Annette Funicello, 70, actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) and singer ("Tall Paul"), complications from multiple sclerosis (Apr 8).

Margaret Thatcher, 87, British politician, Prime Minister (1979–1990), stroke (Apr 8).

Roger Ebert, 70, film critic (Chicago Sun-Times, Siskel & Ebert), thyroid cancer (Apr 4).

Joe Weider, 93, Bodybuilder , heart ailment (Mar 23).

Hugo Chávez, 58, Venezuelan politician and military officer, President (since 1999), respiratory failure (Mar 5).

Bonnie Franklin, 69, Actress (One Day at a Time), pancreatic cancer (Mar 1).

Mindy McCready, 37, American country music singer (Ten Thousand Angels), suicide by gunshot (Feb 17).

Reg Presley, 71, British singer (The Troggs) and songwriter ("Love Is All Around"), lung cancer (Feb 4).

Patty Andrews, 94, Singer, last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, natural causes (Jan 30).

Pauline Phillips, 94, Advice columnist ("Dear Abby"), complications from Alzheimer's disease (Jan 16).

Conrad Bain, 89, Actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), natural causes (Jan 14).