Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Birth-Death: (1822 - 1893 ) Term: (1877-1881 )

President Hayes stuck by his policy of noninterference, avoiding foreign issues.

Foreign Events of Rutherford Hayes

    Rutherford B. Hayes stated in his Inaugural Address that he believed the nation should retain "our traditional rule of noninterference in the affairs of foreign nations." He strictly adhered to this policy, and was successful in avoiding possible international problems.