The Unexpected Presidencies

Presented by: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
We take for granted the ways in which people become president: serve in the government, run for election, take the oath of office at inauguration. But sometimes, people are thrust into the Presidency unexpectedly and have to lead the nation and the free world with no notice. Presidents Truman and Johnson were in exactly those positions. With few people who have been part of the ‘Presidents Club,’ how do they know what to do? Examine the path that the two took to become President - and even an unlikely friendship that grew out of it.