* Young Tippecanoe He was the grandson of "Old Tippecanoe" * Grandfather's Hat From the 1888 election campaign song, "Grandfather's Hat Fits Ben", which suggested that he was a worthy successor to his grandfather, William Henry * The White House Iceberg or The Human Iceberg Although he could warmly engage a crowd with his speeches, he was a very cold fish when you met him one-on-one * Kid Gloves HarrisonHe was prone to skin infection and often wore kid gloves to protect his hands * Little Ben Although, at 5"6, he was only slightly below average height * The Front Porch CampaignerDuring the 1888 election, he gave nearly ninety speeches from his front porch to crowds gathered in the yard of his Indianapolis home. This nickname has been widely but erroneously attributed to William McKinley * The Centennial President He came to the presidency in the U.S.A.'s centennial year
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Harrison was the grand-son of the ninth President, Wm Henry Harrison.
He was the only President who lived in Indiana as an adult.
He was a Republican who was both preceded and succeeded by Grover Cleveland.
Harrison was known as Old Tippecanoe or Tippecanoe or, maybe for short, Old Tip, in honor of his victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Also called The Soldier of Tippecanoe.