At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, who supported states’ rights over federal power, was largely at odds with the nationalistic policies of his adopted Whig Party.

The Whigs dropped the president from their party ... from Millard Fillmore to Lyndon Johnson (letters addressed to "Acting President Tyler" were returned, unopened). Tyler's social life provoked ...

Following the nomination of Zachary Taylor for president in 1848, the Whigs chose the modest Fillmore as vice president to capitalize on his moderate positions and New York roots. Campaigning for ...