Impeachment by Jeffrey Engel - ISBN: 9781984853783
Hardcover
Three presidents, three impeachments: a powerful tool, dangerously political.

Impeachment

An American History

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    18 October 2018

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Summary

Four experts on the American presidency review the only three impeachment cases from history-against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton-and explore its power and meaning for today.

Impeachment is rare, and for good reason. Designed to check tyrants or defend the nation from a commander-in-chief who refuses to do so, the process of impeachment outlined in the Constitution is what Thomas Jefferson called “the most formidable weapon for the purpose of a dominant faction that…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781984853783
ISBN-10:1984853783
Author:Jeffrey Engel, Jon Meacham
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:18 October 2018
Weight:350g
Dimensions:197mm x 137mm x 27mm
About The Author

Jeffrey Engel

Jeffrey A. Engel is an award-winning American history scholar and director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.

Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling presidential historian.

Timothy Naftali is a clinical associate professor of public service and a clinical associate professor of history at NYU Wagner.

Peter Baker is the senior White House correspondent for The New York Times and author of three books.

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