Gracie Allen for President 1940
Subtitle: Vote With the Surprise Party
Publisher: Coda Publications
Published: December 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780910390552
Subjects: Political activity; History - U.S.; General; History; History - General History; United States - 20th Century (1900-1945); History: American; United States - 20th Century; Comedy; 1902-1964; Allen, Gracie,
First sentence: The source of Gracie Allen's political debut appears somewhat shrouded amidst the random energy and the needful confusion behind creating such a successful promotional event.
Table of contents: label: Behind the Scenes
title: How Gracie became involved in the nation's most delightful political spoof
pagenum: 7; label: Union Pacific Campaign Train Schedule
title: Detailed to the minute; The Burns and Allen Show whistle-stopped the Presidential campaign during its run from Los Angeles to Omaha
pagenum: 16; label: Omaha's Program of Week-Long Events
title: From Sunday to Sunday, May 12 to May 19, there was something happening every day during Omaha's Golden Spike Days of 1940.
pagenum: 64; label: How to Become President
title: As a promotional piece, there was a limited edition of Gracie Allen's thoughts on Presidential Campaigning. Her ideas could well apply to every individual seeking the office. Here they are.
pagenum: 72; label: Chapter 1
title: Government Jobs Pay Big Money
pagenum: 72; label: Chapter 2
title: Others Make Good, Why Not You?
pagenum: 76; label: Chapter 3
title: Why a Woman President? Well, Why?
pagenum: 80; label: Chapter 4
title: How to Attract Attention and Be Drafted
pagenum: 84; label: Chapter 5
title: Issues and How to Pick Them
pagenum: 88; label: Chapter 6
title: How Not to Offend Any Body
pagenum: 94; label: Chapter 7
title: Buying a Good Used Platform
pagenum: 98; label: Chapter 8
title: Secrets of Unsuccessful Speech-Making
pagenum: 104; label: Chapter 9
title: How to Shake Hands and Make It Stick
pagenum: 110; label: Chapter 10
title: Five Good Games to Play at a Convention
pagenum: 114; label: Chapter 11
title: Where to Spend Election Night
pagenum: 120; label: Chapter 12
title: To the Victor Belongs the Spoiled (Hints on Remodeling the White House)
pagenum: 126; label: The Surprise Party National Convention in Omaha
title: The careful programming of the convention, with Burns and Allen's radio show, is detailed in this reproduction of cue sheets which controlled every aspect of the presentation.
pagenum: 132