Accidental presidents : death, assassination, resignation, and democratic succession by Abbott, Philip instant download

Accidental presidents : death, assassination, resignation, and democratic succession by Abbott, Philip instant download

233 p. : 22 cm, Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index, 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