July 2026

Conspirator in Chief, by Stephen F. Knott

conspirator in chief
Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency, by Stephen F. Knott, University Press of Kansas

Editor's Note: Eric Dezenhall is the author of 12 books of fiction and nonfiction, including, most recently, Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made. This review first appeared in the Washington Independent Review of Books, a nonprofit website dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books since 2011.

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