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Overview of John Tyler's AdministrationJohn Tyler was the first Vice-President to become President upon the death of the President, succeeding William Henry Harrison barely a month after Harrison had taken office. Originally a Southern Democrat, he had split with his party to be Harrison's running mate, even though the Whig program clashed with many of his lifelong beliefs. As President, he soon became a man without a party. He vetoed almost every important bill passed by Congress. Angry Whigs tried to impeach him, the first such move against a President. They failed, but the resulting friction destroyed the Whig program. The Whig Party dumped him from its ticket in 1844, making him the only sitting President to not receive his party's nomination for re-election (of those Presidents who actively sought re-election). Although historians once thought of Tyler as a "mediocre man" at best, most now regard him as a President of exceptional courage and imagination. He is also respected as the man who firmly established the right of the Vice-President to succeed completely to the presidency. When he first took office, many Whig leaders suggested Tyler be called only "Acting President," but Tyler insisted on taking over the office in fact as well as in name.
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