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1 Succession and Democratic Theory 1
Pt. I Independent Strategies
2 John Tyler: "I can never consent to being dictated to" 23
3 Millard Fillmore: "God save us from Whig Vice Presidents" 39
4 Andrew Johnson: "I care not about my dignity" 57
5 Theodore Roosevelt: "There's only one life between that madman and the presidency" 73
Pt. II Homage Strategies
6 Chester A. Arthur: "He isn't Chet anymore, he's the president" 93
7 Harry S. Truman: "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me" 109
8 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" 131
Pt. III Minimalist Strategies
9 Calvin Coolidge: "I thought I could swing it" 155
10 Gerald Ford: "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President" 171
11 Conclusion: Refounding Succession 191
Notes 207
Index 227
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reviewed Accidental Presidents on September 09, 2019
Accidental Presidents
My review is based on the original publication of this book in 1958. It's a mixture of memoir of Herbert Hoover's own experience during the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and a history of the event with the emphasis on Woodrow Wilson's role. There are long extracts of documents of various kinds in this book and quotes from published memoirs of other participants. I was surprised how much praise Hoover lavished on Wilson. Perhaps, his own experience of leaving the White House as an unpopular president for his unsuccessful grappling with Great Depression led Hoover to greatly sympathize with Wilson's ordeal of attempting to build a new world order that would replace the one that had led to so much death and destruction. This would not be the first book I would read on Hoover, Wilson, or Paris, but definitely would recommend for those want to read more deeply on on those topics.
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