Later, in the 1850s, under President Pierce, he was known to have remarked — probably the only thing he's known for — when a neighbor passed by and said, "I'd love to see the beautiful house," and Pierce said to him, "Why my dear sir, of course you may come in.
Kasnije, u 1850.-ima,  za predjsednika Pierce-a, koji je poznat po tome -- vjerojatno jedino po čemu je poznat -- da, kada je susjed prolazio i rekao: "Volio bih vidjeti predivnu kuću. ", Pierce mu je uzvratio: "Divni čovječe, naravno da smijete ući.