Title When life strikes the president : scandal, death, and illness in the White House / edited by Jeffrey A. Engel and Thomas J. Knock

Edition First edition Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 346 pages) Contents A crisis of his own contrivance : Andrew Jackson's break with John C. Calhoun / Daniel Feller -- "I am president" : John Tyler, presidential succession, the crisis of legitimacy -- And the defense of presidential power / Aaron Scott Crawford -- Personal loss and Franklin Pierce's presidency / Michael Holt -- Abraham Lincoln and the death of his son Willie / Michael Burlingame -- "One long wilderness of despair" : Woodrow Wilson's stroke and the League of Nations / Thomas J. Knock -- Calvin Coolidge : "when he went the power and the glory of the presidency went with him" / Amity Shlaes -- The splendid deception of "Doctor" Roosevelt / Frank Costigliola -- The Kennedy family through sickness and death / David Nasaw -- The politics of the personal : Lyndon Johnson at home and abroad / Randall B. Woods -- A depressed and self-destructive president : Richard Nixon in the White House / Jeremi Suri -- Governing during a time of crisis : the Reagan presidency / Kiron K. Skinner -- The Clintons : the politics of the personal / William Chafe Summary Life does not stop simply because someone becomes president. Death, illness, sadness, and scandal affect every president and his family--often during their time in office. Yet the work of the nation and the pressures of the job do not cease simply because a president suffers, though their reaction, suffering, and perseverance often alters the course of American history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Presidents -- United States -- Health -- Case studies Presidents -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies Political corruption -- United States -- Case studies HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Political corruption Presidents -- Decision making Presidents -- Health Presidents -- Psychology United States Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book Author Engel, Jeffrey A., editor Knock, Thomas J., editor LC no. 2017000855 ISBN 9780190650766 0190650761 9780190650780 0190650788

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