Oval Office Oddities

By Bill Fawcett

Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader, someone serious, distinguished, respectable, with perfect sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But presidents and their families are people too-with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and they have plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors-available in plenty of time for Election Day Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month No Commander in Chief bothered to visit neglected California until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880.Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers
Oval Office Oddities is jam-packed with amusing anecdotes and offbeat information presented in a way that makes our nation's history accessible, relevant, and entertaining.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680571176
• ISBN13: 9781680571172
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Wordfire Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

non-fiction fun

For a light, fun, and educational read, check out Oval Office Oddities. It tells interesting and funny stories about our nation's Presidents. The chapters are divided by topic such as Presidential firsts, Presidential peculiarities, and Presidents as people. You'll find out what interesting hobbies Presidents had, as well as who was having extramarital affairs, and what kind of pets they had. (Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca) This book is a great conversation starter and good for history fans who don't have much time for a long historical narrative.

fun and light read

This was a fun and light read. As with many other reveiws I read about this author he needs to gets his facts correct. I found another one besides the kennedy grave, he states that the pres and vice pres can't be from the same state, not true, the electors of a state can't vote for a pres and vp both from their home state. Anyway, I don't understand why the author doesn't spend a few minutes looking up the facts. But there are still lots of entertaining items to read.

INTERESTING BOOK , BUT NEED A FACT CHECKER

Another book about the Presidents/oval office and politics in general, one of many in bookstores, so I thought I would enjoy this book as the countless other books on this subject. I give this book 4 stars for ONE big error, and it is on page 41 the author states that Kennedy's grave and flame are at the National Cemetery in Bethesda, Md.WRONG!!!! Now every school child know or should know that Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va. I'm not sure who did the fact checking for this book but this is one that never should have made into print and should have been noticed. A good beach or airplane book as it does not strain the brain and is written in a light and entertaining style not dry as so other books and is a book for a general intro to U.S. Presidents and the Oval Office.