Tributes and Trash Talk: What Our Presidents Said About Each Other

by Anthony Bergen

Overview

For nearly 250 years, American Presidents have been talked about by historians, political pundits, and regular Americans. In TRIBUTES AND TRASH TALK, Presidential historian Anthony Bergen, creator of the popular "Dead Presidents" Tumblr site, has sifted through the official statements, campaign speeches, autobiographies, and personal diaries of the Presidents to find out what they thought about each other.

From George Washington to Barack Obama (including Confederate President Jefferson Davis), TRIBUTES AND TRASH TALK is filled with candid comments by the Presidents about the Presidents. Bergen presents quotes that are insightful, poignant, funny, mean-spirited, bitter, and often shocking. TRIBUTES AND TRASH TALK shows that while many Presidents saw fellow members of their exclusive fraternity as heroes who inspired them, more than a few saw them as "sons of bitches".

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016128580
Publisher:	Anthony Bergen
Publication date:	12/24/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	420 KB

About the Author

Anthony Bergen (http://about.me/AnthonyBergen) is a writer and Presidential historian who created and curates the popular Dead Presidents blog on Tumblr (http://deadpresidents.tumblr.com) where he shares stories about the Presidents and the Presidency and frequently answers questions from readers. A native of Sacramento who now lives outside St. Louis, he is a top contributor and regular book reviewer for AND Magazine (http://www.andmagazine.com) as well as a member of the National Book Critics Circle.