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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House
Foolhardiness, Folly, and Fraud in the Presidential Elections, from Andrew Jackson to George W. Bush
By Johnson, David J.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58979-150-3
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
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Reviewed on July 26, 2004
There's plenty of free entertainment to be had on the campaign trail, suggest the authors of this updated volume, first published in 1983. Able storytellers Johnson and Johnson, two retired Alabama college professors, explore 18 elections from 1828 to 2000 to prove that in presidential campaign rhetoric,"a little slander or a few well-placed potshots are as American as apple pie." Certainly, this collection of anecdotes shows that gratuitous mudslinging sometimes sidelines constructive debate--and has since the earliest days of the republic. During the 1840 election, for example, Martin Van Buren was c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
