Dangerous crooked scoundrels : insulting the president, from Washington to Trump
Title:
Dangerous crooked scoundrels : insulting the president, from Washington to Trump
Author:
Battistella, Edwin L.
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Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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9780190050900
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vii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Abstract:
History of insults aimed at United States presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump.
Contents:
Insults and politics -- Founders, 1788-1824 -- The rise of the common man, 1824-1860 -- The nation remade, 1860-1900 -- The modern presidency, 1900-1945 -- A world power, 1945-1980 -- Culture wars, 1980-2018 -- A catalog of presidential insults.
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