Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Sorry, President Trump. You're No Chester A. Arthur.

Rich New York Republican? Check. Real-estate wheeler-dealer? Yup. Mocked by elites? Absolutely. But there's more.

October 19, 2017 at 1:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Here's an author setting the scene for his interesting new book, "The Unexpected President":

No, the book isn't about President Donald Trump. It's a biography of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st U.S. president and one of the most obscure. Arthur, who ascended to the Oval Office in 1881 after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, overcame a checkered background and became a pretty good, reform-minded president.