Impeachment: An American History

by Jon Meacham, Peter Baker, Jeffrey A. Engel, et al.

Book Overview

Four experts on the American presidency examine the first three times impeachment has been invoked--against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton--and explain what it means today.

Impeachment is a double-edged sword. Though it was designed to check tyrants, Thomas Jefferson also called impeachment "the most formidable weapon for the purpose of a dominant faction that was ever contrived." On the one hand, it nullifies the will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984853783
• ISBN13: 9781984853783
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 7.6"