{"product_id":"humor-in-the-white-house-arthur-a-sloane-9780786409495","title":"Humor in the White House: The Wit of Five American Presidents","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--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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur A. Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786409495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786409495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 51","brand":"Arthur A. Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482336682239,"sku":"9780786409495","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7dfc136-c175-4397-8ec0-0735e8fba9a0.jpg?v=1715996296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humor-in-the-white-house-arthur-a-sloane-9780786409495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}