Presidential Chronicles

John Tyler #4: Whig VP (1836-1841); Topics covered include: Leaves Democratic Party, joins Whig Party (despite at odds with most policies), President of the Virginia Colonization Society, receives Whig nomination for Vice President, wins election with President William Henry Harrison, attends inauguration, and returns home to Virginia Key people: Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

John Tyler #3: Jacksonian Conflict (1831-1837) ; Topics covered include: U.S. Senator, conflicts with President Andrew Jackson, Nullification Crisis, Force Bill, compromise tariff legislation, battle over the Bank of the United States, opposes removal of Federal funds from the Bank and the Specie Circular, censure of Andrew Jackson, and resign seat over conflict with instruction from Virginia legislature Key people: Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and Thomas Benton For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

John Tyler #2: Opposition in the Senate (1827-1830); Topics covered include: Elected U.S. Senate, political philosophy (individual liberty and states' rights), opposes agenda of John Quincy Adams, Election of 1828, attends Virginia Constitutional Convention, and life at home Key people: John Randolph, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, Letitia Tyler, and Mary Tyler For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

John Tyler #1: In His Father's Footsteps (1790-1826); Topics covered include: Family heritage, attends William & Mary, legal studies, elected Virginia House of Delegates at 21, marries Letitia Christian, elected Council of State, elected U.S. House of Representatives, run-ins with Andrew Jackson, returns to the House of Delegates, elected Governor of Virginia, and presides over the funeral of his idol Thomas Jefferson Key people: John Tyler (father), Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Mary (Armistead) Tyler, Letitia (Christian) Tyler, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and James Monroe For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #10: The Briefest Presidency (1841); Topics covered include: Arrives in Washington, DC, focus on Cabinet and Inaugural Address, longest Address in presidential history (covered in detail), conflict with Henry Clay, suffers illness March 25, and dies April 4 Key people: Anna Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Andrew Jackson, and Thomas Miller For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #9: Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign (1836-1840); Topics covered include: Election of 1836, Presidency of Martin Van Buren, economic panic, Election of 1840, wins Whig nomination, Hard Cider and Log Cabin Campaign, "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too," and victory Key people: Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Hugh White, Daniel Webster, Willie Mangum, Winfield Scott, Thurlow Weed, Daniel Drake, and John Tyler For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #8: Colombia and Back (1828-1834); Topics covered include: U.S. Senator, Minister to Colombia, relations with the government of Simon Bolivar, recalled, letter to Bolivar (not well received), returns to the U.S., unemployed and deep in debt, death of son (Symmes), birth of grandson (Benjamin, future President), and gets job as the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Key people: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Simon Bolivar, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Harrison, Jr., Symmes Harrison, Anna Harrison, and Benjamin Harrison For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #7: National Politics (1814-1824); Topics covered include: Serves as peace envoy to Indians after the War of 1812, Accused of corruption, elected U.S. House of Representatives, exonerated from accusations, views on slavery, comparison with Andrew Jackson, and election to the U.S. Senate Key people: John Armstrong, James Madison, Benjamin Orr, Richard Johnson, and Andrew Jackson For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #6: Victory! … and Sidelined (1813-1814); Topics covered include: Battle of Lake Erie, capture of Detroit, Battle of the Thames, death of Tecumseh, conflict with Secretary of War John Armstrong, resigns commission as Major General in the U.S. Army Key people: Oliver Perry, Henry Proctor, Isaac Shelby, Richard Johnson, Tecumseh, George McClure, and John Armstrong For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

William Henry Harrison #5: War! (1812-1813); Topics covered include: Relations with Britain and France, impressment, War of 1812, Major General Kentucky militia, Battle of Fort Wayne, Major General regular army, Battle of the River Raisin, construction and defense of Fort Meigs, and seige by the British and their Indian allies Key people: James Madison, William Hull, James Winchester, Charles Scott, Henry Clay, Jonathan Monroe, Henry Proctor, Tecumseh, William Dudley, and John Miller For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/