Tyler Administration - Tyler Becomes President
The John Tyler Administration
In his strenuous demand to be considered more than merely an "acting president," John Tyler set the precedent that all subsequent vice presidents have followed in assuming the presidency. In an administration known mostly for political paralysis, Tyler nonetheless guided the nation through a successful period in foreign relations, and—for better or for worse—settled the question of Texas annexation just prior to leaving office.
Tyler Becomes President
Campaign of 1840
In 1840 the Whigs ran against incumbent president Martin Van Buren with the aging war hero, William Henry Harrison, who had defeated the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. In many ways the campaign was not seriously undertaken by the Whigs, who declined to...
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