Oct 4, 2016
John Tyler is the answer to a few trivia questions: The first vice president promoted to the big job, the president with the most kids, and the only president who joined the Confederacy. But what about this distinction: Was Tyler the funniest president?
Professor Edward P. Crapol (retired from the College of William and Mary) is our guest. His 2006 biography, "John Tyler: The Accidental President," is one of the most significant studies of the 10th president in the last 50 years. Ed helps us understand Tyler's "aristocratic" bearing and shares some choice examples of the Virginian's wit.
"John Tyler: The Accidental President" on Amazon.com
MUSIC: "The Outlaw" by the Horace Silver Quintet, "Big John's Special" by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra