Great Presidential Wit (.I Wish I Was in the Book): A Collection of Humorous Anecdotes and Quotations (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback))

Dole, Bob

ISBN 10: 0743215273 / ISBN 13: 9780743215275

Published by Scribner, 2002

Seller Inventory # 0743215273-3-27474779

Synopsis:

Famous for his deadpan humor, New York Times bestselling author Senator Bob Dole here brings us his favorite witticisms and hilarious remarks of this country's commanders in chief. Great Presidential Wit collects the former senator's favorite funny stories and remarks by and about American presidents -- from George Washington to George W. Bush. Senator Dole tackles the assignment of ranking the presidents from the funniest (Abraham Lincoln) to the least funny (Millard Fillmore), and everyone in between. With chapters cleverly organized according to the senator's own opinions -- from "A Class by Themselves" (Lincoln, Reagan, the Roosevelts) and "Yankee Wits" (Coolidge, Kennedy) to "The Joke's on Them" (Taylor, Harding, Van Buren, Buchanan, the Harrisons, Pierce, Fillmore) -- Great Presidential Wit is the perfect antidote to the long political season and a patriotic reminder that our leaders are human and often witty and amusing.

About the Author: Bob Dole was the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history. In 1976, he was the Republican nominee for vice president, and then in 1996, he was Republican nominee for president. He served as the chairman of the World War II Memorial campaign and as chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons in the Former Yugoslavia. Wounded in World War II, Dole was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, and in 2018 he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. He passed away in 2021 at the age of ninety-eight.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Great Presidential Wit (.I Wish I Was in the...
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good