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Two on John Tyler: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too! After the Whig president’s shocking death, his vice president and successor proved to be a Whig by expedience only By Richard Norton Smith ...
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: Famous Slogans and Catchphrases in American History Jan Van Meter talked about the historical context of several catchphrases and slogans that have been used throughout ...
Ted Widmer, former adviser to President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talked about his biography of President Martin Van Buren and the election of 1840.
Harrison, known as “Old Tippecanoe” and running with John Tyler under the campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too,” was derided by opponents as a “granny” who, at age 67, was too old ...
When Harrison ran for president with Tyler as his running mate, their campaign slogan was “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!” It still resonates today.
The Whig presidential slogan in that 1840 campaign has gone down as one of the most appealing and attention-gathering political catchphrases in history: “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.” Richard ...
After the death of Tippecanoe, “Tyler too” became the nation’s 10th president. But he was no party animal. JOHN Tyler was born in Virginia in 1790. Like many of his predecessors, … ...
In a small store on West Eighth Street -- the number is 1,332 -- where he sells apples, pears, candy, and tobacco, can be found every day a man who was an important factor in the Harrison-Van ...
Forest City graduates Joe Jorgensen and Kevin Dahle are rehearsing for roles in an upcoming Minnesota musical. The two will appear in "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," a musical about the 1840 ...
Such was the case in 1840, when William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, both born in small Charles City County, ran on the Whig Party ticket and won. The Whig presidential slogan in that 1840 campaign ...