{"product_id":"humor-in-the-white-house-the-wit-of-five-american-presidents-9780786409495","title":"Humor in the White House: The Wit of Five American Presidents","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arthur A. Sloane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896198189207,"sku":"9780786409495","price":4054.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786409495.webp?v=1770357239","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/humor-in-the-white-house-the-wit-of-five-american-presidents-9780786409495","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}