that is what happened to millard fillmore. he did not get the nomination of his wig party to run for a term in his own right. he waited four years and joined what was a new party at that time, first called the native american party, meaning they were anti-immigration. waves of immigrants were coming into this country. i am mostly of german extraction and rest of my family came in that period of upheaval in europe and settled in louisville. my mother grabbed in germantown near louisville, kentucky. there was an anti-german, anti-irish movement at that time. they were somewhat secretive and there was sort of a cabal. they were told if you join this party and someone asks you about it, say you know nothing, so millard fillmore ran as a know nothing. that is not the best pr name and it is not a great idea to have your political party if you want to win the a secret. host: so on that string of vice president's whose party turned on them, what are other famous examples of that? guest: john tyler is another. in addition to ohio, virg

that is what happened to millard fillmore.did not get the nomination of his wig party to run for a term in his own right. he waited four years and joined what was a new party at that time, first called the native american party, meaning they were anti-immigration. waves of immigrants were coming into this country. i am mostly of german extraction and rest of my family came in that period of upheaval in europe and settled in louisville. my mother grabbed in germantown near louisville, kentucky. there was an anti-german, anti-irish movement at that time. they were somewhat secretive and there was sort of a cabal. they were told if you join this party and someone asks you about it, say you know nothing, so millard fillmore ran as a know nothing. that is not the best pr name and it is not a great idea to have your political party if you want to win the a secret. host: so on that string of vice president's whose party turned on them, what are other famous examples of that? guest: john tyler is another. in addition to ohio, virginia