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(cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132)(cid:202) (cid:132) JOHN TYLER the Accidental President JOHN (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS (cid:132)(cid:202)CHAPEL HILL TYLER (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) the Accidental President (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) (cid:202) (cid:132) Edward P. Crapol © 2006 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved This book was published with the assistance of the William R. Kenan Jr. Fund of the University of North Carolina Press. Designed and typeset in Bodoni Book and Torino by Eric M. Brooks Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crapol, Edward P. John Tyler, the accidental president/by Edward P. Crapol. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3041-3 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8078-3041-0 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Tyler, John, 1790–1862. 2. Presidents—United States— Biography. 3. United States—Politics and government— 1841–1845. I. Title. E397.C73 2006 973.5'092—dc22 2005037963 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 (cid:132) For my grandchildren This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS (cid:202)(cid:132) (cid:132) (cid:132) (cid:132) (cid:202)(cid:132) Introduction 1 1 Forewarned, Forearmed 7 2 Visions of National Destiny 29 3 Defending Slavery 57 4 Avoiding War & Preserving Peace 89 5 Pacific Visions 129 6 Texas 175 7 Retirement & Secession 223 (cid:132) Conclusion: Precedents & Legacies 267 Notes 285 Bibliography 301 Acknowledgments 321 Index 323 This page intentionally left blank MAP & ILLUSTRATIONS Map The United States in 1840 24 Illustrations Tippecanoe Log Cabin, Buffalo, New York 19 John Tyler, Governor of Virginia 40 Timoteo Haalilio 148 Timoteo Haalilio and William Richards 150 Pencil Sketch of Sherwood Forest 251 Proposed Meeting of Ex-Presidents 263 Let It Be Ever Thus with Traitors 274 Bookplate, Life of John Tyler 276

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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." Yet he proved to be a bold leader who used the malleable executive system to his advantage. In this biography of the tenth President of the United States, Edw

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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." Yet he proved to be a bold leader who used the malleable executive system to his advantage. In this biography of the tenth President of the United States, Edw

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