Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers - John Tyler: The President Without A Party

John Tyler: The President Without A Party

09/29/20 • 31 min

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He wanted to be a low-key VP, and instead became one of the most disliked presidents in history. John Tyler was booted from his own party, burned in effigy on the White House lawn, and rejected even in death by America’s most prominent politicians.

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