"John Tyler's Early Years and His Presidential Legacy Revisited"
Generated on April 14, 2026
TLDR Stephen Dubner revisits his first podcast episode about President John Tyler for original listeners and shares the fascinating story of this U.S. president's life including two marriages, seven kids, grandkids living into their 90s, and even a record-breaking childbearing age in his "Everything Everywhere Daily."
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"In a nostalgic throwback, Host Stephen Dubner revisits his very first podcast episode about President John Tyler and shares its update for original listeners."
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Host Stephen Dubner revisits the first episode of his podcast, which originally featured a story about President John Tyler.
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Stephen Dubner revisits the lesser-known story of President John Tyler, who became U.S. president after Harrison died, in his podcast "Everything Everywhere Daily".
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John Tyler, a prolific father with many offspring including grandchildren still living today, was wed twice and had seven kids after his first wife's death.
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A man born in 1790 had a child at age 63 who later fathered grandchildren living into their 90s.
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The oldest man on record to father a child was Ramjit Raghav.
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A man living in a nursing home with dementia was once Ramjit Raghav, who lived to an old age after fathering children.
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