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'Vermont's Other President': Chester A. Arthur's Political Transformation

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri

Published September 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT

President Chester A. Arthur - in cutout form - presides over the town office in Fairfield, Vermont back on Aug. 14, 2009. We're talking about Arthur's life and his unexpected presidency.

Former president Chester A. Arthur often gets short shrift — even here in the state of his birth, where he's frequently referred to as "Vermont's other president." Today we're giving Arthur some attention.

We're joined by Scott Greenberger, author of The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, to talk about Arthur's life and some of the surprising transformations he went through after unexpectedly ascending to the presidency.

Broadcast live on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.