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Why was President John Tyler called his accidency?
Many people believed Tyler was only the “acting president.” One congressman proposed calling him “the Vice-President, on whom, by the death of the late President, the powers and duties of the office of President have devolved.” The public gave Tyler another name: “His Accidency.”Mar 31, 2019
Many people believed Tyler was only the “acting president.” One congressman proposed calling him “the Vice-President, on whom, by the death of the late President, the powers and duties of the office of President have devolved.” The public gave Tyler another name: “His Accidency.”Mar 31, 2019