Title: Humor in the White House
Subtitle: the wit of five American presidents
First published: 2001
Description: ""I heard one [presidential] candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the '90s," Ronald Reagan once said. "I was set to run again.

I thought he said a president in his 90s." Abraham Lincoln, in one instance, was able to put a serious injury in a humorous light; in response to a young woman's question about where a soldier was wounded, Lincoln replied, "Ma'am, the bullet that wounded him would not have wounded you." Presidents often bring a sense of humor to the White House with them, allowing the American public to catch a glimpse of their not-so-serious sides.".

"This book examines how five of the nation's funniest chief executives - Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan - have used wit and humor to their advantage during their terms as president, and how their management of the Executive Branch was thereby enhanced. As a bonus, the effective use of humor by several unsuccessful presidential candidates is surveyed."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Presidents, Politics and government, Humor, Anecdotes, Biography, American wit and humor, History, Presidents, united states, United states, politics and government, humor, caricatures, etc.
Places: United States
LC classification: E176.1 .S615 2001