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John Tyler: “His rejection by the Senate has caused me to reconsider his qualifications, and I see no cause to doubt that he is…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1843
His rejection by the Senate has caused me to reconsider his qualifications, and I see no cause to doubt that he is eminently qualified for the station.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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