"It reads like a spellbinding political thriller. . . . This is a meticulously verified account of panic and intrigue in the Reagan White House, of misbehavior by all the president's men, and of their inexcusable failure to obey the Constitution's clear command."—San Francisco Chronicle

"A valuable addition to the growing literature of presidential succession.""A valuable addition to the growing literature of presidential succession."—The Review of Politics



"A superb and engrossing book. . . . Dr. Abrams has performed an extraordinarily useful task in producing this timely review of an important medical, legal, and political problem."—BostonThe New England Journal of Medicine

"A compelling reconstruction of the attempted assassination and its aftermath."—Boston Globe