he succeeded john tyler. john tyler succeeded the president william henry.was a young president. he became a lake. he was elected vice president and succeeded the presidency. -- he became a whig. -- he was a young president. what he did that was remarkable and did was he initiated negotiations with texasxdxd thad declared the independence from mexico 10 years earlier to bring taxes into the united states. that, in my view really led to the kind of explosion of expansion of sentiment in america. >> who was right after him? >> zachary taylor. pulte had been his commander in chief. --çó polk had been his commander in chief. my own view of taylor was that she strategically was limited. he got himself in a lot of scrapes. technically brilliant. therefore manage to get his armies out of the scrapes and unfortunate circumstances. >> he was ofa whig. ñr>> that was another reason why he did not like him. he did not trust them. >> in those days, ahwhat did a whig stand for? pico they were more in favor of concentration and power in washington. -- >> they were more in

>> he succeeded john tyler. john tyler succeeded the presidency upon the death of william henry harrison. he had been a democrat, turned whig. the democrats had been very good to him. he was elected to the senate as a democrat as a young age. >> who are you talking about now? >> i'm talking about tyler. >> tyler. >> then he became a whig. he was elected vice president and succeeded to the presidency. the problem was he wasn't really a whig, and the whigs were very, very upset with him. they did get a tariff bill increase, which was a whig platform item. but what he did that was remarkable and big was that he initiated negotiations with texas, independent nation of texas that had declared its independence from mexico 10 years earlier, to bring texas into the united states in annexation. and that, in my view, really led to the kind of explosion of expansionist sentiment in america. >> who was right after james polk? >> zachary taylor, who was a general during the mexican war, so polk had been his commander in chie

john tyler is number one. wilson at the tail and. host: thank you for that to a.iewers will find those authors have been on exports. if you go to the website, you confront a section for all those programs. jeff boehner republican line. caller: "the meltdown this one is by dr. thomas woods jr. he is a senior fellow, austrian economics. for those who do not know, he follows the same line of thought as a doctor thank you for taking my call. -- as dr. paul. they saw the great depression before it hit. dr. thomas lays out a good case, farewell how government created this. he eviscerates the government that allowed this to a corporate host: thank you for the import. your favorite book of 2009 precurso. caller: "the greatest show on earth." i am amazed that people are citing the bible as a nonfiction book. host: thank you for your call. this is the cover of richard dawkins' book. we covered "the invention of tair." here's a look at his comments. " i stumbled across this story. i heard of him as the guy who discovered oxygen for the first time. that is his reputation. it

>> he succeeded john tyler. he had been a democrat, turned whig. the democrats had been very good to him. i'm talking about tyler. then he became a wig and was selected by a president and succeeded the presidency. but he was the release a wig and the whigs were very upset. -- he was not really a whig and the whigs were very upset. what he did that was remarkable and big was that he initiated the negotiations with texas -- the independent nation of texas that had declared its independence from mexico 10 years earlier, to bring taxes into the united states by annexation. that led to the kind of explosion of expansionist sentiment in america. >> who was right after james polk? >> zachary taylor, who was a general in the mexican war. polk had been his commander-in- chief. paul never really liked zachary taylor and did not think very much of him. a stolid, on imaginative guide. my own view as a military man was that he strategically was limited. he got himself into a lot of scrapes. he got into unfortunate situation, but technically brilliant. and there

it is a unique, john tyler is number one and willson at the tail end. >> host: viewers by the we will find that -- thanks for the tip, carl. we will find the programs, both of those authors have been on after words. if you go to the website, booktv.org, you can find all of the previous after words programs. iowa, jeff on the republican line. what did you read in 2009 that you liked? >> caller: meltdown. there's a couple of books out there called meltdown but this one is by dr. thomas what's, jr. he said several best sellers. a senior fellow at the institute for those who don't know he followed the same line as dr. ron paul and these are the people who understood and new the mess we are in was coming before it actually hit. also he saw the great depression before it hit and dr. thomas lee is not a really good case, very well and the case how government created this mess including, and the federal reserve which allows all of this to occur. >> host: thanks for the input. princeton new jersey, richard on the democrats' line. you're favorite book to those in line, non-fiction. >> caller: t

john tyler is number one. wilson at the tail and. host: thank you for that to a.iewers will find those authors have been on exports. if you go to the website, you confront a section for all those programs. jeff boehner republican line. caller: "the meltdown this one is by dr. thomas woods jr. he is a senior fellow, austrian economics. for those who do not know, he follows the same line of thought as a doctor thank you for taking my call. -- as dr. paul. they saw the great depression before it hit. dr. thomas lays out a good case, farewell how government created this. he eviscerates the government that allowed this to a corporate host: thank you for the import. your favorite book of 2009 precurso. caller: "the greatest show on earth." i am amazed that people are citing the bible as a nonfiction book. host: thank you for your call. this is the cover of richard dawkins' book. we covered "the invention of tair." here's a look at his comments. " i stumbled across this story. i heard of him as the guy who discovered oxygen for the first time. that is his reputation. it