Who were the four US presidents that died of natural causes while in office?

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William Henry Harrison - Became ill on March 27, 1841 after being caught in a shower while taking his usual walk and died of pneumonia in Washington, DC on April 4, 1841 (Palm Sunday) after serving only 31 days. He was subsequently buried on July 7, 1841. Zachary Taylor - Became ill on July 4 and died of cholera in Washington, DC on July 9, 1850 after serving only 16 months. He was buried on November 1, 1850. Warren Gamaliel Harding - Became ill returning from a trip to Alaska and died of apoplexy (a brain hemorrhage) in San Francisco, CA on August 2, 1923. Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and died in Warm Springs, GA on April 12, 1945. Mar 27 00, 3:26 AM

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Actually, W.H. Harrison did not become ill "after being caught in a shower while taking his usual walk". My college textbooks and http://en.wikipedia.org stated " When Harrison came to Washington, he wanted to show that he was still the steadfast hero of Tippecanoe. He took the oath of office on March 4, 1841, a cold and wet day. Nevertheless, he faced the weather with neither his overcoat nor hat, and delivered the longest inaugural address in American history. At 8,444 words, it took nearly two hours to read, even after his friend and fellow Whig Daniel Webster had edited it for length. He then rode through the streets in the inaugural parade... On March 26, Harrison became ill with a cold. According to the prevailing medical misconception of that time, microorganisms being then unknown, it was believed that his illness was directly caused by the bad weather. However, it was more than three weeks after the inauguration before Harrison showed the first signs of ill health and modern studies have shown that exposure to adverse weather conditions does not cause respiratory illnesses. It is likely he was a victim of the common cold virus, exacerbated by the drastic pressures of his changed circumstances. The cold worsened, rapidly turning to pneumonia and pleurisy.[63] He sought to rest in the White House, but could not find a quiet room because of the steady crowd of office seekers; in addition, his extremely busy social schedule made any rest time scarce.[55] Harrison's doctors tried cures, applying opium, castor oil, and Virginia snakeweed. However, the treatments only made Harrison worse, and he became delirious. He died nine days after becoming ill, at 12:30 a.m. on April 4, 1841, of right lower lobe pneumonia, jaundice, and overwhelming septicemia; he became the first American president to die in office. His last words were to his doctor, but assumed to be directed at John Tyler, 'Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.' Harrison served the shortest term of any American president: March 4 – April 4, 1841, 31 days and twelve hours. " In brief, one could say that he was the only politician and President to literally 'talk himself to death'! Oct 07 09, 3:23 AM

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Another source is: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/Historic_Events/Inauguration/Inauguration.html Oct 07 09, 3:33 AM

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