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" A funny thing happened on the way to the White House : "
edited and with an introduction by Charles Osgood.
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BL
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972198
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b726568
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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.
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First edition.
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New York :: Hyperion,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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viii, 239 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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1401322298
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: 9781401322298
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| Contents
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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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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.
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Presidents-- United States, Biography, Anecdotes.
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Presidents-- United States-- Election, Anecdotes.
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Politics and government
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Presidents-- Election.
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Presidents-- United States, Biography, Anecdotes.
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Presidents-- United States-- Election, Anecdotes.
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Presidents.
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United States, Politics and government, Anecdotes.
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United States, Politics and government, Anecdotes.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.09/9
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E176.1.F94 2008
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Osgood, Charles.
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