Tall and thin, [president John] Tyler presented a strikingly aristocratic appearance. His most notable feature was a prominent Roman nose. The story was told that during his administration two Americans happened to be present in Naples when an excavation unearthed a bust of Cicero, prompting both to exclaim, "President Tyler!"
Steven E. Woodworth, Manifest Destinies: America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War.
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