Listen to the Summary of Howard Blum 's Night of the Assassins in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The 1936 presidential campaign had the feel of a victory march. From Jim Farley, the president's canny campaign manager, to John Mays, the White House butler who had been catering to the whims of Great Men since the days of McKinley, there was a solid confidence that the election would be a formality...