Carter, as promised.
The father (Tyler’s son) of your friend must have been in his 70’s at least when his wife gave birth to him, Skammer.
I’ll vote for Carter this time in hopes I can get you to join me in attempting to give Chet the heave-ho next round.
Carter.
Carter
CALvin COOLidge thump thump thumpthumpthump.
Yep, that’s about right. He was the president’s youngest (of many) children, and was pretty old when my friend was born.
Another vote for the anti-civil-liberties, anti-civil-rights, kept-us-out-of-war-my-arse Wilson.
This blew my mind. I can’t even wrap my head around the idea that the grandson of the 10th freaking president is still around. Like if someone told me their grandfather was president I would never dream of guessing the PotUS in question was in office any time before the 20th century, much less the 1840s.
Incredible. You made my day:)
I was thinking about this some more, and realized that my own *great, great, great-*grandfather fought in the Civil War, twenty years after Tyler’s presidency. That puts it in some perpsective.
Actually, he was the third-youngest of President Tyler’s offspring. 
Moses Cleaveland was never President – they even misspelled his name in naming the city after him. On the other hand, Grover spelled his name like the city. 
Why do you think we play the 1812 Overture every Fourth of July? The Russians won their war with Napoleon by just those tactics.
I just want to add a ‘Holy Crap’ to the Tyler grandson information.
According to Wiki (which, of course, is never wrong), Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935) has two living grandchildren, one born when he was 71 and the other when he was 75.
The grandkids are now 85 and 89.
So, Holy Crap.
I was trying to do the math on this just to figure out if this is even possible. Then I gave up and looked on Wikipedia. Well whaddaya know:
Anyway, I’m going to vote for Woodrow Wilson.
ETA: ::Shakes fist at Pulp Friction.:: Damn you and your faster clicking speeds!
Because it’s a stirring tune! C’mon, those weren’t Madison’s “tactics.” It was just an abject defeat. Beside, Washington in late summer (the city was burned on August 24, 1814) is hardly the same as Russia in mid-winter.
Ok just one more post of amazement at the Tyler grandson thing I promise.
Do you think John Tyler would believe his grandson would live to see a black president? That’s as crazy as me thinking my grandson could live to see the first space alien president.
Wow. Done now.
By the way, my vote is for Van Buren.
Van Buren, for his connection to the Trail of Tears.
And for his wild-ass sideburns.
Yep, Lyon Tyler is the guy I know. He’s a fascinating guy.
Carter again.
Carter