Accidental presidents : death, assassination, resignation, and democratic succession

Abbott, Philip. (Author).

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Record details

ISBN: 9780230607668
ISBN: 0230607667
Physical Description: print
233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.