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Christopher Leahy talked about John Tyler, the first vice president to succeed a president who died in office--and who was ejected from his own political party.

This was a look at the eight Virginia-born presidents who led the nation from its 18th-century origins and into the 20th century -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.

Edna Greene Medford and Taylor Stoermer talked about the life and influence of first ladies Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, and Julia Tyler. ... Julia Gardiner Tyler was known as an outwardly social first lady who brought European dancing to the White House and cultivated a public image as a trend-setter. ... Video was shown from Colonial Williamsburg and the Tyler's Sherwood Forest plantation home in Charles City, Virginia. Harrison Tyler and his wife Payne spoke in videos recorded at Sherwood Forest.

Panelists discussed the personal crises of Presidents John Tyler, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, and the impacts of these crises on national politics.

In the tenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of John Tyler was discussed. Professor Crapol talked about Tyler's career and offered observations about the history of the period. Payne Tyler conducted a tour of the house and plantation. During the program descendants of Tyler and a student from Tyler, Texas were interviewed.

A look at the life of President John Tyler. Tyler* was the first Vice President to become President after the death of an incumbent - in this case, William Henry Harrison.

Edward Crapol talked about President John Tyler and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. ... Edward Crapol is the author of John Tyler, the Accidental President, published by The University of North Carolina Press.

Edward Crapol and Daniel Preston talked about their books about John Tyler and James Monroe. Edward Crapol is the author of John Tyler, the Accidental President, published by The University of North Carolina Press.

Ritchie talked about John Tyler's controversial Senate career in which he revoked his party affiliation because of disagreements with President Andrew Jackson.

A brief biographical sketch of President John Tyler.

Gerard Gawalt, American History Specialist, Library of Congress, showed some of the papers of John Tyler which are kept at the Library of Congress. Among the items shown were Tyler's diary, correspondence with his wife and others, and a letter agreeing to sell a slave.