Tyler Administration - Changes in the U.S. Government
Changes in the U.S. Government
The most significant precedent established by the Tyler administration had to do with the accession of the vice president to the presidency. From the beginning Tyler's assumption of the office and its full powers and duties was questioned, especially by members of Congress, who pointed out the Constitution's vagueness on the subject. Kentucky senator Henry Clay and many other congresspeople addressed Tyler as an "acting" president, but Tyler, for the moment backed by the late president Harrison's cabinet, insisted that he, as well as every other vice president after him who assumed the presidency, would be regarded as the real and full president, regardless of the form of accession. Subsequently, all vice presidents who have assumed the office have followed the example established by Tyler, and this procedure was further codified in the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1967.
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