![]() At least one, Calvin Coolidge, was left to clean up a scandal that rivals anything 21st century Washington can offer. Others such as John Tyler and Millard Fillmore have been forgotten except for the occasional trivia question. Two of the eight men, Truman, who never wanted to be vice president much less president and Theodore Roosevelt, will turn out to be two of the best presidents this nation has ever had. The book Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America by Jared Cohen weaves personal information with the context of history to bring the challenge faced by these eight men to life. Betty Martin, with "Martin’s Must Reads" with an incredible story of men who never expected to be President of the United States. This is the story of how these eight men, neither the voter’s nor their party’s choice, dealt with that power and changed history.” ![]() ![]() “John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson: eight times a vice president has become the president upon the death of his predecessor-history altered by a heartbeat. ![]()
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