Imperfect presidents : tales of misadventure and triumph / Jim Cullen.
| Author/creator | Cullen, Jim, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. |
| Description | xii, 234 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword : the president we want -- Prologue : General Washington fumbles his glasses -- Vice President-Elect Jefferson stabs a friend in the back -- Former President Adams can't stop gagging -- Representative Lincoln smears a preacher -- "Gentleman Boss" Arthur bites the hand that feeds him -- Dude T.R. enters the arena -- F.D.R. courts disaster -- "Landslide Lyndon" takes a position -- Vice President Ford stumbles at the gate -- "The Gipper" loses one -- "Slick Willie" slips and falls -- Epilogue : President Bush fumbles an invasion -- Afterword : the president we need. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-213) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007060067 |
| ISBN | 1403975132 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781403975133 (alk. paper) |