Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Facts, Follies, and Foibles

Oval Office Oddities......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
1 A Field Guide to Past American Presidents, 1789 to 1933......Page 8
2 Campaign Promises......Page 18
3 Presidential Firsts......Page 38
4 Presidential Peculiarities......Page 53
5 George Washington......Page 72
6 Before and After......Page 79
7 Thomas the Think Engine......Page 90
8 Presidents as People......Page 99
9 Grant Me This......Page 114
10 Dignity, Always Dignity......Page 122
11 Body Politic......Page 137
12 Presidential Politics......Page 155
13 Left and Right.........Page 162
14 When, Who, and How Much?......Page 171
15 On The Record: Presidential Libraries......Page 184
16 The Unsinkable Teddy Roosevelt......Page 189
17 Commander in Chief......Page 205
18 First Lady Follies......Page 249
19 Family Can Be First Family......Page 270
20 Stripes in the Stars......Page 278
21 Presidential Pets......Page 283
22 Presidential Pastimes......Page 301
23 Presidential Yachts......Page 306
24 Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations......Page 316
25 And the Other was Elected Vice President.........Page 322
26 They Said That?......Page 330
27 White House Wonders......Page 334
Appendix: Rating the Presidents......Page 346
About the Author......Page 349
Also By Bill Fawcett......Page 350