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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781508264187
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ISBN: 9781508252764
Runtime: | 16.96 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
New York Times bestseller
A #1 Amazon.com bestseller in US Senates, Congresses and Legislative
Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Only Theodore Roosevelt would have been elected in his own right. Only TR, Coolidge, Truman, and LBJ were re-elected.
John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison who died 30 days into his term. He was kicked out of his party and became the first president threatened with impeachment. Millard Fillmore succeeded esteemed General Zachary Taylor. He immediately sacked the entire cabinet and delayed an inevitable Civil War by standing with Henry Clay’s compromise of 1850. Chester Arthur, the embodiment of the spoils system, was so reviled as James Garfield’s successor that he had to defend himself against plotting Garfield’s assassination; but he reformed the civil service. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. Theodore Roosevelt broke up the trusts. Calvin Coolidge silently cooled down the Harding scandals and preserved the White House for the Republican Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Truman surprised everybody when he succeeded the great FDR and proved an able and accomplished president. Lyndon B. Johnson was named to deliver Texas electorally. He led the nation forward on Civil Rights but failed on Vietnam.
Accidental Presidents adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Treats us to some of the most colorful and momentous episodes in our history…We learn why America is such a resilient nation and our Constitution a living document.” —Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“In this eloquent and often surprising book, Jared Cohen explores how fate has shaped the office—and all of us.” —Jon Meacham, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“One of the many insights to be found in Accidental Presidents is that history unfolds in death as well as in life.” —Wall Street Journal
Details
Details
Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Runtime: | 16.96 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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