But John Tyler interpreted it differently, insisting that he is the president. The language is vague enough that you could interpret the vice president discharges the duties but as an acting president. So imagine his surprise when 30 days later William Henry Harrison dies in office.Īnd the language in the Constitution is vague around presidential succession. So William Henry Harrison delivers the longest inaugural address in history, and then John Tyler plans to skip town and spend four years in irrelevance as vice president. He was the second part of the catchy phrase Tippecanoe and Tyler too in 1840, and he was thrown on the ticket to win Virginia and be a nod to states rightists, neither of which happened. JARED COHEN: John Tyler was supposed to be a footnote in history. Jared Cohen writes about them in his book "Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America." William Henry Harrison's Vice President John Tyler was the first.
LOUIS-DREYFUS: (As Selina Meyer) Sue, did the president call?ĬORNISH: Eight vice presidents have become president after the man they served died. LOUIS-DREYFUS: (As Selina Meyer) Sue, did the president call? Did the president call? LOUIS-DREYFUS: (As Selina Meyer) Did the president call? JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS: (As Selina Meyer) Hey, Sue, did the president call? But until that moment, they're often out of the loop like HBO's fictional Vice President Selina Meyers (ph) on the show "Veep." Vice President is the least important job until it's the most important job - that moment when tragedy strikes and the person a heartbeat away from the presidency becomes the president.
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