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Impeachment
Jon Meacham & Timothy Naftali & Peter Baker & Jeffrey A. Engel
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Overview of Impeachment

In "Impeachment," four renowned historians dissect America's ultimate political weapon through Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton's cases. Released amid Trump's presidency, this timely exploration reveals why Jefferson called impeachment "the most formidable weapon" - and why it remains democracy's controversial last resort.

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The Impeachment Sword: America's Ultimate Constitutional Check

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Imagine a constitutional weapon so powerful it can topple presidencies yet so politically charged that using it risks tearing the nation apart. This is impeachment-America's constitutional emergency brake, designed to remove presidents who betray their oath of office. While elections typically determine who holds power, the founders recognized that some presidential misconduct couldn't wait for the next ballot. They created impeachment as democracy's safety valve, a mechanism that has threatened presidencies, ended one administration, and fundamentally shaped how presidents exercise power. Throughout American history, impeachment has served as both shield and sword-protecting the republic from corrupt leadership while simultaneously threatening to destabilize it through partisan warfare.

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Designing the Presidential Safety Valve

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Andrew Johnson: The First Presidential Reckoning

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Nixon's Watergate: When a President Becomes the Criminal

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Clinton's Impeachment: Private Sins and Public Consequences

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