A funny thing happened on the way to the White House : humor, blunders, and other oddities from the presidential campaign trail / edited and with an introduction by Charles Osgood.
A treasury of presidential campaign anecdotes from the past seventy years is a compendium of lighthearted speech excerpts, interviews, and press-conference quotes from the campaigns of such presidents as FDR, Truman, and JFK.
Record details
- ISBN: 1401322298
- ISBN: 9781401322298
- Physical Description: viii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Hyperion, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The election of 1948: Truman vs. Dewey -- The election of 1952: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson -- The election of 1956: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson -- The election of 1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon -- The election of 1964: Johnson vs. Goldwater -- The election of 1968: Nixon vs. Humphrey -- The election of 1972: Nixon vs. McGovern -- The election of 1976: Carter vs. Ford -- The election of 1980: Reagan vs. Carter -- The election of 1984: Reagan vs. Mondale -- The election of 1988: Bush vs. Dukakis -- The election of 1992: Clinton vs. Bush -- The election of 1996: Clinton vs. Dole -- The election of 2000: Bush vs. Gore -- The election of 2004: Bush vs. Kerry.
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- Presidents > United States > Biography > Anecdotes.
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- Anecdotes.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.099 FUN (Text) | 36015000693768 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 973.099 OSG (Text) | 22281500050941 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| La Grange Public Library | 973.099 F (Text) | 39149003433901 | Adult Nonfiction Display | In transit | - |
| Lexington Public Library | 973.09 O (Text) | 25908005254920 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | 973. 099 Fun (Text) | 33727001659530 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | 973.09 O (Text) | 25908005284158 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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