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Which US president was given the nickname "His Accidency"?
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John Tyler
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John F. Kennedy
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Jimmy Carter
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John Quincy Adams
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The correct answer is "John Tyler". The 10th President of the United States was given the nickname by his political adversaries in reference to the way he assumed the office. Tyler had been sworn in as William Henry Harrison's vice president barely a month before Harrison succumbed to pneumonia. Rutherford B Hayes was known as "His Fraudulency" after the disputed results of the 1876 election. Grover Cleveland was known as "His Obstinacy" due to him vetoing bills and John Quincy Adams was known as "The Abolitionist" for bringing up slavery against constitutional rules.
