![]() ![]() ![]() This briskly paced, darkly humorous voyage proves that while the pomp and circumstance of presidential elections might draw more attention, the way that presidents are removed teaches us much more about our political order. How To Get Rid of a President showcases the political dark arts in action: a stew of election dramas, national tragedies, and presidential departures mixed with party intrigue, political betrayal, and backroom maneuvers. He barnstorms through more than two centuries of American history, showing all the ways-from impeachment to death-that presidents have either left office prematurely or just barely avoided doing so. The American presidency has seen it all, from rejecting a sitting president’s renomination bid and undermining their authority in office to the more drastic methods of impeachment, and, most brutal of all, assassination. Getting rid of presidents was never as entertaining as it is in David Priess's hands. Even so, Americans have often resorted to more dramatic paths to disempower the chief executive. ![]() To limit executive power, the Founding Fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to Americas Presidents from Kennedy to Obama David Priess. ![]() A vivid political history of the schemes, plots, political maneuvering, and conspiracies that have attempted-successfully and not-to remove unwanted presidents ![]()
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