The country's newest, youngest President in 1852 was put in office to be a symbol of compromise between the north and south. The expansion of the US and its railroads also forced the country to confront how it was going to move forward on slavery. Franklin Pierce, a northernor but southern sympathizer, seemed like a great choice to guide the nation back to a steady harmony geographically. 

On this episode of UnPresidented, we discuss the compromises that kept the nation from engaging in a Civil War for so long, and how they were all doomed to fail. While Pierce's Presidency is disappointing on all fronts, we get a clear understanding of how the Civil war becomes unavoidable through the [in]actions of Pierce, and reflect on how poor the  political generation that proceeds the founders are.

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