Video: 'Dead, White & Blue Ep. 4: Elbridge Gerry'
(Wednesday, November 23, 1814, between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. local time; during the War of 1812) — Elbridge Gerry, the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison since March 4, 1813, died today at his home in the Seven Buildings in Washington, D.C., after suffering a heart attack while visiting Joseph Nourse of the Treasury Department. He was 70. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry, 70, dies in Washington, D.C. 210 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1814)