He was often referred to as the "Accidental President". His ambition was to become Speaker of the House. He was thrust into the Presidency in some of the darkest political days in our country's history as no other US President had ever resigned from office.
This book offers a very insightful look into this very decent man who served as President and helped to heal this country from the scorn and aftermath of Watergate.
Like any human, he was flawed and had his blind spots. He was deeply upset with Ronald Reagan's lukewarm support of him against Jimmy Carter; saddened by his ignominous loss to Carter; and, slighted by his party's dismissal of him as a candidate in his hoped-for rematch against Carter.
Definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in Presidential history.
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