![]() Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. ![]() He immediately sacked the entire cabinet and delayed an inevitable Civil War by standing with Henry Clay’s compromise of 1850. Millard Fillmore succeeded esteemed General Zachary Taylor. He was kicked out of his party and became the first president threatened with impeachment. John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison who died 30 days into his term. Only TR, Truman, Coolidge, and LBJ were re-elected. Only Theodore Roosevelt would have been elected in his own right. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. ![]() The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks-and déjà vu” ( Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world. ![]()
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