A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail |
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| Author:
| Osgood, Charles |
| Read by:
| Dietz, Norman |
| Series title: | Playaway Adult Nonfiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60812-532-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Findaway World, LLC
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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As Charles Osgood showed in his popular book Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II, sometimes the most intense situations yield the most unexpectedly funny stories. And few situations are more intense than a presidential campaign. From FDR to Harry Truman to JFK to George W. Bush, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House captures the wit and humor of the campaign trail---a place where levity is always welcome. Osgood includes fragments of speeches,...
More DescriptionAs Charles Osgood showed in his popular book Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II, sometimes the most intense situations yield the most unexpectedly funny stories. And few situations are more intense than a presidential campaign. From FDR to Harry Truman to JFK to George W. Bush, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House captures the wit and humor of the campaign trail---a place where levity is always welcome. Osgood includes fragments of speeches, interviews, and press conferences, as well as articles written by and about the candidates---no source is left untapped. Arriving exactly when America most needs a good laugh, this book promises to make the seemingly endless race to the presidency a little more bearable, if not downright enjoyable.