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Title: Great Presidential Wit: I Wish I Was in the Book (Thorndike American History) by Robert J. Dole, Bob Dole ISBN: 0-7838-9523-2 Publisher: Thorndike Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Anecdotes and witticisms that add a human touch
Comment: After the success of "Great Political Wit", Senator Dole followed up with this book. It is a book full of witty sayings of and anecdotes about our Presidents. He has grouped the Presidents from the wittiest descending to the point of having good stories about those Presidents that weren't particularly funny. Mr. Dole even provides his own ranking of the Presidents as wits from #1 - Lincoln down to #41 - poor Millard Fillmore.
These stories and witty sayings are generally quite good. Some you will want to remember. He even has a last section on George W. Bush and Al Gore. You will remember some of these from your own reading of the news and watching Letterman and Leno.
What I like about these little stories is the human touch they add to the too often formal and impersonal view we have of our Presidents. We see their pictures, memorize a couple of dates and maybe some key legislation or war during their time in office and that will be it. We seldom get to know them as people. These stories, in just a few sentences, show their character and view of themselves, their time, and the world in which they lived. Sure, too much can be made of them. But they do add something useful and a chuckle or two never hurt anyone's day.
This is a bit larger volume than the first book, but it doesn't read long. And, like the first one, it is fun to just dip into now and again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Funny!
Comment: This book contains hilarious quotes and stories by or about all our former Presidents. Dole ranks them in order of how funny they are/were. Bob Dole himself is pretty funny and should know a thing or two about humor, so I guess the list is pretty accurate. As far as I can tell, this book is slightly longer than his previous book, Great Political Wit. It's also not quite as funny as Great Political Wit, mainly because the focus is smaller. Some of our Presidents seemed to have been seriously lacking in the sense of humor department and most of those people only have quotes that poke fun at them, so even those people will still give you a few laughs.
It also has some things from and about the newest two to run for office, George W. Bush and Al Gore. This book is definitely worth shelling out 16 bucks for.
Rating: 4
Summary: It Takes One To Know One
Comment: Bob Dole is really funny! A few weeks ago the Doles and Clintons gave speeches in Washington D.C. and I happened to hear them on C-span. Dole's dead pan humor and hilarious one liners actually made me laugh out loud! Later that day I purchased this book which is quite good.
After researching all the American presidents, Dole rates them from the funniest to least funny. Some of the best lines are from prominent people other than the president. There is a saying (not in this book) "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused"!Some of our presidents, fortunately, have been likeable, intelligent and quite witty. This fine collection of humorous quips and anecdotes makes an excellent gift for all ages. Bob Dole's remarks are right on!
My reason for the 4 star rating is for one reason only: Since most of us remember the faces of only a few past presidents, a small picture of the president being quoted at the beginning of each chapter would have been a nice touch. Dates are included which is helpful as we relate to each presidential term while reading.
The introduction to this book is entitled " Backbones and Funny Bones" In this intro, Bob Dole expresses his views on presidential humor with rare insight and he provides us with his "Dole poll of presidential wit and humor" in a non-partisan way. 41 presidents are rated as humorists along with a brief discription of why. This is a gem.
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Title: Great Political Wit: Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House by Robert J. Dole, Bob Dole ISBN: 0767906675 Publisher: Broadway Books List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Presidential Anecdotes by Paul F. Boller ISBN: 0195097319 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Stupidest Things Ever Said by Politicians by Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ISBN: 0671040537 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Presidential Campaigns by Paul F. Boller ISBN: 0195097300 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln by JAMES C. HUMES ISBN: 0517207192 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 30 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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