The Tormented President: Calvin Coolidge, Death, and Clinical Depression (Contributions in American History)
"A tour de force, it will surely transform historical understanding of our 30th president. A one man interdisciplinary team, Gilbert has creatively integrated sophisticated political analysis with astute clinical psychological perceptiveness to demonstrate persuasively that the detached, lackluster, failed leadership of Coolidge's presidency was a consequence of a major depression precipitated by the tragic death of his beloved younger son. This is a remarkable book."-Jerrold M. Post, M.D. Director, Political Psychology Program, George Washington University