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Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America, Jared Cohen

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"The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it. It demonstrates how the character of the man in that powerful seat affects the nation and world. 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, 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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xii, 509 pages
Contents
  • First to die
  • Over my dead body
  • Lincoln's choice
  • Prince Arthur
  • A most ambitious man
  • Averting scandal
  • "That damn mule!"
  • "Give 'em hell Harry!"
  • The last time
  • Close calls
Isbn
9781501109829
Instance
Label
Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America
Title
Accidental presidents
Title remainder
eight men who changed America
Statement of responsibility
Jared Cohen
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it. It demonstrates how the character of the man in that powerful seat affects the nation and world. 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, 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"--
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collective biography
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10765905
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DLC
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1981-
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Cohen, Jared
Dewey number
  • 973.09/9
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
JK609
LC item number
.C59 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Legislative Branch
  • HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • United States
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eight men who changed America
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Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America, Jared Cohen
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-488) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
First to die -- Over my dead body -- Lincoln's choice -- Prince Arthur -- A most ambitious man -- Averting scandal -- "That damn mule!" -- "Give 'em hell Harry!" -- The last time -- Close calls
Control code
on1039375326
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xii, 509 pages
Isbn
9781501109829
Lccn
2018043445
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
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(OCoLC)1039375326
Label
Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America, Jared Cohen
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-488) and index
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
First to die -- Over my dead body -- Lincoln's choice -- Prince Arthur -- A most ambitious man -- Averting scandal -- "That damn mule!" -- "Give 'em hell Harry!" -- The last time -- Close calls
Control code
on1039375326
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xii, 509 pages
Isbn
9781501109829
Lccn
2018043445
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1039375326

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