Power and the Presidency: Jared Cohen and Walter Isaacson in Conversation

Jun 05, 2019

Eight men have become President of the United States without being elected after their successors died in office. How did their presidencies shape us as a nation?

What can these men—John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson—tell us about where America has been, the shifting nature of presidential power, and where our country is headed next? Jared Cohen’s fascinating new book, Accidental Presidents, offers an enthralling and unique perspective on these questions and much more. Join us as he and historian Walter Isaacson sit down for a wide-ranging conversation about how the state of the presidency touches almost every aspect of our republic.

Categories:
Tags:

© 2025 The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association

All Rights Reserved.

All material accessed via the 92NY website (“content”) is protected by copyright under U.S. Copyright laws and is the property of The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association or the party credited as the provider of the content. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database. You may not alter or remove any copyright or other notice from copies of the content accessed via 92NY’s website. Copying or storing any content except as provided above is expressly prohibited without prior written permission of 92NY or the copyright holder identified in the individual content’s copyright notice.