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1968 Doubleday hardcover, Allen Drury (The Promise of Joy). The United States is thrown into chaos as the President is killed in a plane crash shortly after securing his party?s nomination in a hotly contested race for re-election. As suspicions are cast upon the circumstances of the plane crash, the incumbent party quickly convenes to nominate a candidate in a storm of domestic and international chaos. Against the backdrop of a rich cast of characters, the motivations and drives of each candidate and player help shape the future of the nation and the world. Allen Drury?s Preserve and Protect climaxes the epic saga began with Pulitzer Prize-winning Advise and Consent?and ends with one of the greatest cliffhangers in all of political fiction. – Amazon
