one is william harry harrison and zachary taylor.hey are typically dismissed as being an important but i suggest in the book that they may have been more important than we think. from look at harrison election day to when he came to august, you are looking at months. -- when he came to office, you are looking at months. he was not there long. with taylor, he was trying to reshape the presidency to be a more forceful figure in trying to determine the balance of powder -- power. book ishe themes of the that people coming to the office and the office shapes them but the people themselves also shape the office. william henry harrison did that in 30 days. teach at a law school. mr. gerhardt: yes. rosenworked with co jeff -- ceo jeff rosen and i oversee content that is produced for the public. sometimes the programs are all over the country and we try to arrange those and find people to come in and talk. hasn: michael j. gerhardt been our guest. his two books are impeachment and "the forgotten presidents" thank you very much. mr. gerhardt:

another one is william harry harrison and zachary taylor. he served about 15 months.hey are typically dismissed as being not important but i , suggest in the book that they may have been more important than we think. if we look at harrison from election day to when he came to office, you are looking at months. there was stuff going on during that time and i think it shapes our understanding of what he might have become, even though he was not there long. with taylor, he was trying to reshape the presidency to be a more forceful figure in trying to determine the balance of power. between those who support slavery and those that didn't. one of the themes of the book is that people coming to the office and the office shapes them but the people themselves also shape the office. william henry harrison did that in 30 days. brian: you teach at a law school. mr. gerhardt: yes. and i worked with ceo jeff rosen and i oversee content that is produced for the public. it's produced on the internet, in public programs that the public are invited to. sometimes the programs are all o