As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further. Martin Van Buren - Zachary Taylor (1837 - 1850) Do the cons out way the pros of Van Burren's presidency enough for him to be looked at by historians like he is today? Was John Tyler the most constitutional president even with his views on slavery an

John Tyler became the 10th president acting from 1841-45. The ninth, William Henry Harrison passed not long after taking office, Tyler became acting president until the public accepted him and he took his presidential oath. There are many ways to judge a president, but the least biased goes back to the Constitution and the oath each president takes. Tyler played the game, aiding in the slow decline of presidents upholding their oaths. Many presidents before John Tyler ha

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson held two terms as the 7th president of the United States from 1829-1837. He is often put in the same era as the 8th president, Martin Van Buren, who only won one term. They were both Democrats, holding the Lockean liberal beliefs of the party in their day, and they were both against the National Bank; however only one is often remembered today. Only Jackson has his face in our pockets and held two terms. Jackson wanted to emulate preside