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Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Facts, Fo llies, and Foibles
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Facts, Fo llies, and Foibles
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bill Fawcett
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Humour |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780061346170
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Classifications | Dewey:973.099 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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Imprint |
HarperCollins
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Publication Date |
19 February 2008 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader-a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too-with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors-available in plenty of time for Election Day! White House Whoopee: We've all heard about the dalliances of Clinton and Kennedy-but what were Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Ike doing behind closed doors America's Imelda: Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month! Go West, Young Prez: "California Dreamin'" was not a top presidential priority . . . since no Commander in Chief bothered to visit the neglected coast until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880. Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers!
Author Biography
Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What? He is also the author and editor of three historical mystery series and two Oral Histories of the US Navy SEALS.
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