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The Plot to Seize the White House: The Shocking True Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow FDR Paperback – March 1, 2007

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Most people will be shocked to learn that in 1933 a cabal of wealthy industrialists—in league with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League—planned to overthrow the U.S. government in a fascist coup. Their plan was to turn discontented veterans into American “brown shirts,” depose F.D.R., and stop the New Deal. They clandestinely asked Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Major General Smedley Darlington Butler to become the first American Caesar. He, though, was a true patriot and revealed the plot to journalists and to Congress. In a time when a sitting President has invoked national security to circumvent constitutional checks and balances, this episode puts the spotlight on attacks upon our democracy and the individual courage needed to repel them.

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March 1, 2007
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5.5 x 5.6 x 8.25 inches
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1602390363
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"General Butler's story was . . . alarmingly true." —Time magazine

"James E. Van Zandt, a Republican congressman, corroborated Butler's
story." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

About the Author

Jules Archer served four years during World War II in the Pacific with the Army Air Corps. He wrote many books on political events and personalities, including The Dictators; Hawks,Doves and the Eagle; and The Extremists. He lived in New York until his passing.

Anne Cipriano Venzon is the author of General Smedley Darlington Butler.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse Publishing; First Edition, 2nd Printing (March 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1602390363
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1602390362
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5.6 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #380,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #540 in Political Corruption & Misconduct
- #867 in United States Executive Government
- #18,064 in United States History (Books)

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DoctorMickey

The coup to takeover the White House in the 1930’s by big business-fascist sympathizers and the man who stopped it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019

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Knew very little about this part of history. They say the winners write the history. Sometimes the dark losers are kept in the background. What is scary are the similarities between then and now.

There were many fascists in the US before we entered WW II. This could also be a biography of General S Butler USMC who apparently had the hearts and support of the US. Vet.s of WWI and the big business that tried to get him to lead 500,000 veterans to take over the White House. How he stopped the plotters by pretending to support them before he exposed them. After he retired from decades of leading Marines into battles, winning 2 Congessional Metal of Honors, he became anti war due to his seeing many of the conflicts he fought in were designed to protect American business and financial interest more than to defend the US. He was a big believer in protecting the US, but not our business Investement’s overseas if it risked US Lives. He died before the beginning of WWII. It would have been interesting to see his response to Pearl Harbor.

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SKaye

Almost unknown part of history

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2017

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It surprised me that I knew nothing about this event in our history. After all, Roosevelt was president when my parents were young. Surely they would have mentioned it. That is unless they never heard about it either. The overthrow of our government, and conversion to a fascist state should have been headline news, but somehow it wasn't.

This book was informative and interesting. Unlike many of the books today, it didn't make my heart race or inspire me me to keep reading all night. At times the subject matter is slow, but it told the story of one of our greatest generals, General Smedley Butler,Jr. one of the most patriotic generals and Marines', you'll ever read about. He was the man that broke the news and revealed the plot to overthrow the government.

I read this book because I wanted to know the story. You can read the book; you can read about General Butler on Wikipedia; or you can find a copy of the movie "Seven Days in May" which was based on this book and the intended putsch. But I think it's important you know the story of one of the greatest Marines that ever lived.

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James Stanton

Good History Book

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016

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I found this book to be as much, if not more, of a biography of Smedley Butle,r as a book about a plot to seize the White House. That was fine with me as I think that Gen. Butler is one of the greatest Americans of all time who has sadly been forgotten about. Perhaps deliberately? If you want to learn more about this great American and every person interested in the real history of America should be, then this is worth a read. As far as the plot, I'm pretty sure there was one but I think the elite realized that with a little patience, it was easier to just buy it than to take it over which I believe they have done.

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Michael Layne

Little Known Plot Foiled by Unsung Hero

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2019

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This is an account of an unsuccessful conspiracy (a sort of "Seven Days in May" plot) of over eighty years ago, that few out there today seem to have heard of. Nor have many heard of General Smedley Butler -- an unorthodox warrior who, after he retired, criticized the policies of his superiors, and advocated peace... but was also one of our greatest almost unknown patriots. While this book is mainly an account of how Butler was approached by men who wanted to recruit him into their conspiracy, and how he exposed this treason, it is also an excellent biography of Butler, a brave Marine officer who was (among other achievements) one of the only American servicemen to earn the Medal of Honor _twice_ -- and survive his heroic actions both times. (You can't do that today -- sometime after Butler was awarded his second Medal of Honor, the law was changed so one man -- however heroic -- can only earn one MoH!) While he didn't have to dodge flying bullets when he refused the conspirators' offer to become their military commander (which must have really surprised them, after Butler's criticism of the unnecessary wars the Administration had sent him into to prop up commercial interests), his actions in exposing the conspirators required their own kind of bravery. Why hasn't the incident appeared in history books today? Probably because some of those conspirators had lots of money to throw about, owned media outlets, and had a definite interest in discrediting a whistle blower and covering up the matter. But had Butler gone along with them, FDR might have been deposed in the 1930s, and America might now be ruled by some sort of totalitarian dictatorship. There are lessons for today in what happened back in the 1930s, and one hopes that, if another such plot comes about, there will be another Butler in this generation to help preserve our freedom.

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Ann M. Kratofil

Required reading for all Americans

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016

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A fascinating historical account about one of our nations finest military commanders that we were never taught about in school. Gen. Butler figured out 85 years ago that war is a racket to produce profit for corporations. A devout Quaker, he vowed not to let another American soldier be sent to defend corporate interests abroad. He stopped a secret coup attempt on FDR and prevented our government from being taken over by facist plotters--another historical event not being taught in our schools. A must read for history buffs and anyone truly interested in protecting our democracy.

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John Hopper

very dramatic and shocking events, though book is rather repetitive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2017

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This book concerns a little known, but potentially catastrophic, incident in American history when an apparent fascist plot was uncovered, led by prominent US industrialists, to overthrow president Franklin Roosevelt in 1933-34. The plot was to have been led by retired Marine General Smedley Butler, who, however, was a patriot and a supporter of FDR and his progressive New Deal policies, and refused to be involved, instead causing the alleged plot to be investigated by the newly formed House Unamerican Activities Committee (which was at this stage a more balanced investigative body and not the crude right wing one it later became under Senator Joseph McCarthy). Nevertheless, it isn't clear to what extent there was a genuine plot, as opposed to arrogant boasting and flirting with the far right on the part of conservative businessmen, and later historians seem to have generally believed that there probably was not a lot of substance behind it. Butler believed it was genuine, though, and deserves credit for acting on that belief. He sounds like an interesting character and this book is largely a biography of this man, with the best part of half of the text devoted to his military career starting in the Spanish American War of 1898, chronicling his growing belief that he and his fellow marines were being used, and sacrificed, in order to protect private US economic interests, rather than the country's genuine defence needs. This stemmed from his Quaker upbringing, which still influenced him despite his successful career in the armed forces. After his exposure of the would be plot, so strong grew his hostility to the US being involved in any future war overseas, that he came to oppose FDR's attempts to temper US isolationism in light of the growing threat of fascism in Europe in the late 1930s. By the end, his ultra pacifism comes across as rather naive and simplistic, given the existential threat that Nazism posed to liberal democracy. His early death in 1940 just before the Fall of France prevented his seeing his beloved country join the war effort against the Axis, but one wonders whether he would have tempered that pacifism in light of events as the war unfolded. The book is interesting, but rather repetitive and perhaps a bit sensationalist in places, though as it was written in the early 1970s, the author was able to interview surviving participants in the events, including one of the two senators who investigated the plot.

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Morrison Stone

A TRUE STORY.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2015

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an amazing book. The bankers were running things back then! Everyone should read this book.

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Dan Hammond

I used this as part of my history dissertation but it was a fun read regardless of

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2015

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A decent read. I used this as part of my history dissertation but it was a fun read regardless of this

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Jan Funnell

A fascinating look into how a democracy works and how it could be so easily derailed.

Reviewed in Australia on December 8, 2017

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I have never been particularly interested in American History but I found this piece of history spellbinding. Well written it explains a very dark episode in America's past which occurred in the Great Depression when Roosevelt's actions in trying to kick start the economy and to provide work with a decent pay for the common man raised the ire of the rich and powerful who didn't want anything to endanger their God given right to make an immense profit off the back of the common people. This book also goes a long way to explaining how big business and big banks use their countries armed forces for their own ends. This story should be required reading in all American high schools if for no other reason than to show how fragile a democracy is and to underline once again that our freedoms which we take for granted require a constant vigilance to retain. This period in American history should also be studied in any country that purports to be a democracy.

jonpa

We could use this guy today to kick Trumps ass.

Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2018

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Banks , big money, cannot buy this honest man and attempt to take over the White House .He spilled the beans. We could use a guy like this today to help dislodge these very dangerous people that are now running America and may well destroy us all.

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