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Author : Benson Lee Grayson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039030288
Author : Michael J. Gerhardt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199967797
In The Constitutional Legacy of Forgotten Presidents, eminent constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt tells the stories of thirteen presidents whom most Americans do not remember and scholars think had no constitutional impact, among them Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and William Howard Taft. As Gerhardt shows, our forgotten presidents played crucial roles in laying some of the groundwork followed by Lincoln and other modern presidents, as well as providing examples for future lawmakers of constitutional choices to avoid.
Author : Candice Millard
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780767929714
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author of The River of Doubt. "Crisp, concise and revealing history.... A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history." —The Washington Post James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political establishment. But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history. Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods.
Author : Jared Cohen
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501109836
This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks—and déjà vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world. The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. 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, Coolidge, 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. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. 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. 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. Harry 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 shows that “history unfolds in death as well as in life” (The Wall Street Journal) and adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times.
Author : United States. President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UOM:39015062930501
Author : Donald Rumsfeld
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101502495
A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Rumsfeld addresses the challenges and controversies of his illustrious career, from the unseating of the entrenched House Republican leader in 1965, to helping the Ford administration steer the country away from Watergate and Vietnam, to the war in Iraq, to confronting abuse at Abu Ghraib. Along the way, he offers his plainspoken, first-hand views and often humorous and surprising anecdotes about some of the world's best-known figures, ranging from Elvis Presley to George W. Bush. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history,Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
Author : Paul Finkelman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429923016
The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war In the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads. Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise could be found. In the midst of the debate, President Zachary Taylor suddenly took ill and died. The presidency, and the crisis, now fell to the little-known vice president from upstate New York. In this eye-opening biography, the legal scholar and historian Paul Finkelman reveals how Millard Fillmore's response to the crisis he inherited set the country on a dangerous path that led to the Civil War. He shows how Fillmore stubbornly catered to the South, alienating his fellow Northerners and creating a fatal rift in the Whig Party, which would soon disappear from American politics—as would Fillmore himself, after failing to regain the White House under the banner of the anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic "Know Nothing" Party. Though Fillmore did have an eye toward the future, dispatching Commodore Matthew Perry on the famous voyage that opened Japan to the West and on the central issues of the age—immigration, religious toleration, and most of all slavery—his myopic vision led to the destruction of his presidency, his party, and ultimately, the Union itself.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000009407382
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : UCSD:31822036955193
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D02853248A
Author : Theodore Harold White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UOM:39015046376482
Author : John M. Logsdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000005172808
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : UCSD:31822028139616
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : UCBK:C087776288
Author : Mel Ayton
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612348797
Since the birth of our nation and the election of the first president, groups of organized plotters or individuals have been determined to assassinate the chief executive. From the Founding Fathers to the Great Depression, three presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley. However, unknown to the general public, almost all presidents have been threatened, put in danger, or survived "near lethal approaches" during their terms. Plotting to Kill the President reveals the numerous, previously untold incidents when assassins, plotters, and individuals have threatened the lives of American presidents, from George Washington to Herbert Hoover. Mel Ayton has uncovered these episodes, including an attempt to assassinate President Hayes during his inauguration ceremony, an attempt to shoot Benjamin Harrison on the streets of Washington, an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt at the White House, and many other incidents that have never been reported or have been covered up. Ayton also recounts the stories of Secret Service agents and bodyguards from each administration who put their lives in danger to protect the commander in chief. Plotting to Kill the President demonstrates the unsettling truth that even while the nation sleeps, those who would kill the president are often hard at work devising new schemes.
