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Tag Archives: Vice President John Tyler
John Tyler: Entitlements
The Whig Party was a brand new national entity in 1840. …And Tyler Who? The Whig Party, originally formed around 1836, was an amalgam of sectional and factional differences, basically centered on their dislike for President Andrew Jackson, whether it … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Daniel Webster, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Andrew Jackson, President John Tyler, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, the death of William Henry Harrison, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Vice President John Tyler, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard M. Johnson, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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Thank You, John Tyler
The Whig party wasn’t really a political party per se, in 1840. It was more a conglomeration of frictional, factional and sectional needs and angsts, and would remain so for the rest of its short 12-year-run. The frictional part centered … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, John Tyler, President John Tyler, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, US history, Vice President John Tyler, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Calvin Coolidge, VP Chester Alan Arthur, VP Gerald Ford, VP Harry Truman, VP Lyndon B. Johnson, VP Millard Fillmore, VP Theodore Roosevelt, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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