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Accidental presidents : death, assassination, resignation, and democratic succession
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Accidental presidents : death, assassination, resignation, and democratic succession / Philip Abbott.
ISBN
0230607667
9780230607668
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description
233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 16, 2008
Series
The evolving American presidency series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.
Contents
Succession and democratic theory
John Tyler: "I can never consent to being dictated to"
Millard Fillmore: "God save us from Whig vice presidents"
Andrew Johnson : "I care not about my dignity"
Theodore Roosevelt: "There's only one life between that madman and the presidency"
Chester A. Arthur: "He isn't Chet anymore, he's the president"
Harry S. Truman: "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me"
Lyndon Baines Johnson: "For millions of Americans I was still illegitimate, a naked man with no presidential covering, a pretender to the throne, an illegal usurper"
Calvin Coolidge: "I thought I could swing it"
Gerald Ford: "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president"
Conclusion: Refounding succession.
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