President Tyler named John C. Calhoun - a Democrat - as his new secretary of state.

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Former President Tyler had asked his minister to Mexico to try to buy California.

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President Tyler stood up. "Give me your hand on that," he said, "and I will say to you that Henry Clay is a doomed man from this hour."

VOA: special.2009.02.05

William Tyler, a descendant of President John Tyler, runs Sherwood Forest, the family plantation on the James River in Charles City, Va.

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Had President John Tyler not been delayed below decks, he too would likely have been killed.

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Vice President and General Counsel Tyler Wall and Director Alan L. Earhart sold 45, 330 shares of BRCD stock in September and November.

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