A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House

Far from being the stuffed shirts seen in portraits and old photographs, the U.S. presidents were savvy politicians wheeling and dealing to get into office. In a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House, authors David and Johnny Johnson profile eighteen of our funniest--some would say dirtiest--elections, from 1838, the first election in which all states had electors, to the infamous 2000 "election from hell." Filled with political cartoons from the 1800s to the present, this updated edition also includes chapters on the latest presidential scandals, from Watergate to the impeachment hearings. Concluding with a gallery containing an official photograph of and outrageous saying about each president by a contemporary, this fun and informative volume will give readers a new perspective on the road to the White House.