The most popular programs for the Tyler, John Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=145 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 23:28:53 GMT In the tenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of John Tyler was discussed. Professor Crapol talked about Tyler's career and offered observations about the history of the period. Payne Tyler conducted a tour of the house and plantation. During the program descendants of Tyler and a student from Tyler, Texas were interviewed. Dancers in period costume performed the Virginia Reel in the ballroom. Participants responded to audience questions and comments. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123380-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123380-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Edna Greene Medford and Taylor Stoermer talked about the life and influence of first ladies Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, and Julia Tyler. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.*Among the topics addressed were the short presidency of William Henry Harrison, the death of Letitia Taylor in the White House, and the president's marriage to Julia Gardiner and her role as first lady. Julia Gardiner Tyler was known as an outwardly social first lady who brought European dancing to the White House and cultivated a public image as a trend-setter. She also helped in her husband's efforts to annex Texas. Christopher Leahy spoke by telephone about his work editing her papers. Video was shown from Colonial Williamsburg and the Tyler's Sherwood Forest plantation home in Charles City, Virginia. Harrison Tyler and his wife Payne spoke in videos recorded at Sherwood Forest. This was the sixth installment in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310730-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310730-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT A look at the life of President John Tyler. Tyler was the first Vice President to become President after the death of an incumbent - in this case, William Henry Harrison. Historian Edward Crapol looks back at the man he sees as a bold leader - but who, in his own lifetime, was dubbed "His Accidency." The Kansas City Public Library hosted this hour-long event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306305-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306305-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Edward Crapol talked about President John Tyler and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved disagreements about the status of slavery and the nature of the federal union created situations that presaged the dissolution of the union in 1861 since its founding. Edward Crapol is the author of [John Tyler, the Accidental President], published by The University of North Carolina Press. "Four American Presidents (But What Did They Have to Do With the Civil War?)," the annual symposium of the Museum of the Confederacy, was co-sponsored and hosted by the Library of Virginia on Saturday, February 20, 2010. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292204-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292204-4 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Edward Crapol and Daniel Preston talked about their books about John Tyler and James Monroe. Edward Crapol is the author of [John Tyler, the Accidental President], published by The University of North Carolina Press. Daniel Preston is the editor of several volumes including [The Papers of James Monroe: A Documentary History of the Presidential Tours of James Monroe, 1817, 1818, 1819 Volume 1], published by Greenwood Press. This program was part of the two-day conference called "Virginians in the White House: The Presidency from Washington to Wilson." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195220-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195220-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT A brief biographical sketch of President John Tyler was shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123403-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123403-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Ritchie talked about John Tyler's controversial Senate career in which he revoked his party affiliation because of disagreements with President Andrew Jackson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123397-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123397-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gawalt showed some of the papers of John Tyler which are kept at the Library of Congress. Among the items shown were Tyler's diary, correspondence with his wife and others, and a letter agreeing to sell a slave. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123219-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123219-1 Mon, 17 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT