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The Presidency: President John Tyler

President John Tyler

President John Tyler

Kansas City, Missouri
Saturday, October 20, 2012

John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency after the death of the incumbent -- in his case, William Henry Harrison. Historian Edward Crapol looks back at the man he sees as a bold leader but who, in his own lifetime, was dubbed "His Accidency." The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event.

Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012 at 12:11pm (ET)

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