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 JFK: What You Didn't Know Set The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told Book What most of us don't know about our presidents could fill a book ? and this just happens to be that book!Rick Beyer has produced dozens of programs for THE HISTORY CHANNEL®.This collection of 100 concise and amusing tales makes the perfect gift.Delightfully illustrated 224-page survey of presidential history. You know what makes the presidents famous but it's the stuff you don't know that makes them interesting. A custody battle made George Washington an American. Counterfeiters tried to steal Lincoln's body. A woman single-handedly brought down Andrew Jackson's cabinet. One man was president for a day. These and many other tales drawn from the archives of THE HISTORY CHANNEL¢ī complete a treasure trove of quirky presidential history that will truly astonish bewilder and stupefy. From Jimmy Carter's UFO sighting to a skinny-dipping Commander in Chief you will be delighted and amazed by the off-the-wall stories surrounding the highest office in the land. Hundreds of photographs and illustrations bring the surprising moments in the Oval Office wonderfully to life. Rick Beyer lifelong student of history and successful producer of many THE HISTORY CHANNEL¢ī programs has distilled his years of historical research filtered them with light-hearted wit and gathered his favorite stories into this highly amusing surprisingly informative book. Rick is also the author of The Greatest War Stories Never Told and The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told. You'll be lost in these fascinating witty accounts of presidential history before you can hum Hail to the Chief (and learn how that became the President's song in the bargain). JFK: A Presidency Revealed DVD Set He was a young hero who brought the promise of a new era to the Oval Office. Forty years after his death the legacy - and mystery - of John F. Kennedy continues to grow. Produced by Peabody Award-winning producer David TaylorI  The Assassination of President Kennedy: What Do We Know Now That We Didn't Know Then? (Home Use) $24.99 An examination of the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963 and the Warren Commission inquiry that followed, produced by author and journalist Anthony Summers. The film starts with news footage of the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination and its aftermath. Then it explores a number of theories concerning who killed the president and why, some implicating important political figures of the day. The film also examines assertions that the Warren Commission covered up much of what it discovered about the assassination, or that it didn't pursue the assassination with an interest in finding out what really happened.(For Home Use Only)This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.  One Hundred Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World $25.95 Numerous of the 100 essays in the book have illustrations which were strangely omitted from the Kindle version. It makes it rather annoying to have the text reference the illustration and have to simply imagine it in your mind. If you want to read this, I recommend taking the trouble to track down a paper copy. |
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