Accidental Presidents
Eight Men Who Changed America. Simon & Schuster, 2019.
A brief summary of Accidental Presidents
Eight men have become president of the United States without being elected to that position when the incumbent died in office; their experiences define the power, influence, and limits of the position of US head of state.
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Who should read Accidental Presidents
History students • politicians • people interested in the American political system • anyone interested in the effects of chance on the highest level of politics.
About the author of Accidental Presidents
Jared Cohen is currently CEO of Jigsaw, formerly Google Ideas. He previously served as an advisor to the US Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff under both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He has written several well-received non-fiction books and contributes material on international politics to a number of publications including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
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