John Tyler (1841-1845)

Approval Rate: 45%

45%Approval ratio

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    genghisthehun

    Tue Feb 20 2007

    Why not? He really wasn't that bad. He wasn't chosen as the leader and only took the job when William Harrison died.

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    billyguns2

    Wed Dec 13 2006

    Just barely makes the "OK" grade, for holding things together after the death of Harrison. A stubborn man, and a Southern slave owner for life, he became a member of the Confederacy during the Civil War! That was AFTER his presidency, however, and we're rating presidents here.

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    jed1000

    Tue Feb 21 2006

    I notice a comment stating that he fathered 9 children. While that's true it's not completely accurate. He actually fathered 15 children; eight by his first wife and seven by his second wife. The last one being born after his 70th birthday.

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    chagoth

    Thu Jul 28 2005

    No accomplishments of note. He replaced Harrison after Harrison died in office. Congressional gridlock marred his tenure. But he's still better than Jackson.

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    mr_democratic

    Sat May 21 2005

    John Tyler was full of bs, that's why he didn't run again he knew he would loose.

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    kipprabbit

    Sun Mar 06 2005

    very stubborn, and refused to be an acting president side note: he fathered nine children!

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    abichara

    Wed Feb 02 2005

    President Tyler was rather successful, especially when you consider the political circumstances he entered office with; he was dubbed his accidency by opponents due to the fact that he was the first Vice President to succeed a sitting President who died in office. The prior President, William Harrison has the distinct place in American history of being the only President who only served for 40 days after dying in office due to pneumonia that he caught while giving his inaugural address in the pouring rain for 2 hours; indeed many have speculated that the 70 year old President, the oldest elected up until that time, was trying to demonstrate his vigor to the country. Regardless of, Tyler began his Presidency by essentially vetoing his own parties entire agenda, beginning with the re-chartering of a national bank, which Andrew Jackson had revoked famously 10 years earlier and which (arguably) lead to great economic instability during the late-1830's. The Whig party disowned him and his e... Read more

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    bsd987

    Fri Nov 12 2004

    History has come kind on him. I would like to argue the point by YRFan though. The only strong president between Jackson and Lincoln was Polk. You can argue Lincoln was a dictator that had to be elected as he broke almost the entire constitution, so maybe Polk was the only strong president between Jackson, a drunk southenor and Hayes, another president by accident. No, Tyler was not strong enough, but he was as strong as the others during this period.

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    rainer21

    Sun Jun 20 2004

    selfish selfish man.

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    anonymous

    Sat Jan 10 2004

    The only president to join the Confederacy.

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    mr_republican

    Mon Aug 18 2003

    He was a traitor to this country

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    redoedo

    Sat Jun 07 2003

    Upon the death of President W.H. Harrison, Vice President sent a precedent for future Vice Presidents by immediately assuming office. Although he drew wide criticism for this, it was by far his greatest contribution to the nation, setting the precedent for A. Johnson, Arthur, Roosevelt, Truman and L.B. Johnson. However, after assuming office, the President made his first ill-fated mistake by keeping all of President Harrison's cabinet, made up of men who mostly despised him. Their subsequent resignation was a result of President Taylor twice vetoing a bill to recharter the Bank of the United States. As a result of this veto, the President's relations with Congress formed into one of the worst in history. He also vetoed a bill raising tariffs, but when word broke out of Congress's intent to impeach him, the President finally signed the bill. Controversy also swelled in 1842, five months following the death of his wife, the President began courting a woman twenty years younger than he, J... Read more

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    yrfanab2

    Sun Feb 23 2003

    Was president by accident, the first VP to succeed a President who had died in office. He was not strong enough to be President in the 1840s.

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    ronaldreagan00_7

    Fri Jul 06 2001

    He was elected as a Whig but was really more of a Southern Democrat. The only reason he was even on the ticket was to help Harrison carry the South. As a result when he took office after Harrisons death he had a very unsuccessful and contriversial term.

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    redhotfirebush

    Sun Mar 18 2001

    Could have done so much to improve life and did little to nothing for the country. and the Native Americans.

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    sirensong

    Sun Mar 18 2001

    He left his mark on nothing so he gets one star for no stains

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    clover38

    Sun Mar 18 2001

    He did nothing great. He wasted his chance

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    bigjjf92

    Thu Feb 08 2001

    Listen Tyler, we caught you sneaking in. We won't throw you out, just don't let it happen again.