John Tyler vs Vyacheslav Volodin

Upon William Henry Harrison's death, Tyler became the first vice president to assume the presidency. He insisted on being president, not acting president, setting the precedent for presidential succession.

Tyler vetoed two bills to reestablish a national bank, breaking with the Whig Party. His actions led to his expulsion from the Whig Party and the resignation of his entire cabinet except Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Tyler approved the treaty negotiated by Secretary of State Daniel Webster with Britain, settling the northeastern boundary of the United States (Maine-New Brunswick). The treaty averted potential conflict with Britain.

Tyler signed a joint resolution for the annexation of Texas just before leaving office. The annexation added a large slaveholding territory to the U.S., leading to the Mexican-American War.

Tyler served as a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention and voted for secession. He was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives but died before taking his seat.

Volodin was first elected to the State Duma in 2003 as a member of the United Russia party. He served as a deputy and later as Vice Speaker before moving to the presidential administration.

Volodin was appointed First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration in December 2011. He was responsible for domestic policy and political strategy, playing a key role in managing elections and party politics.

As First Deputy Chief of Staff, Volodin was involved in the passage of the 'foreign agents' law in 2012, which required NGOs receiving foreign funding to register as foreign agents. This law was criticized for restricting civil society.

Vyacheslav Volodin was appointed Speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, in October 2016. He succeeded Sergey Naryshkin and has since overseen the legislative agenda in support of President Vladimir Putin.