How to Get Rid of a President: History's Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives

by David Priess

Book Overview

A vivid political history of the schemes, plots, maneuvers, and conspiracies that have attempted -- successfully and not -- to remove unwanted presidents

To limit executive power, the founding fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Even so, Americans have often resorted to more dramatic paths to disempower the chief executive. The American presidency has seen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541788206
• ISBN13: 9781541788206
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"