Presidential Trivia: The Feats, Fates, Families, Foibles, and Firsts of Our American Presidents

by Richard Lederer

From the beloved Richard Lederer comes another kind of trivia book-Presidential Trivia. In it you'll find all the details about the lives of the United States presidents. It answers such questions as : Who was the first president to be assassinated? Who was the first to be impeached? It also answers less important but cerainly interesting questions such Who was our fattest president? Our Tallest? Who played golf? Who played poker? Filled with games, anagrams, poems, speeches, and an abundance of tidbits, details, and fascinating facts, this book is perfect for the novice to the history buff.
From politics and policy to presidential nicknames and White House pets, Presidential Trivia has everything you ever wanted to know about our presidents, and then some!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Trivia, American History, Presidents

152 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2007

About the author

Richard Lederer is the author of more than 35 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, The Gift of Age. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

He is the father of author and poet Katy Lederer and poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke.

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read it while resisting the urge to edit it for the current election result. There will be quite a few changes if Lederer decides to update it. This could be read by kids, teens or adults: anyone who enjoys trivia. There was predictable material (Kennedy/Lincoln assassination coincidences) as well as material I didn't know (vice presidents, etc.). It was fun and light, definitely what I needed this week!

[Austin Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a super fun read. Learned a lot about a few obscure Presidents like Zachary Taylor (Refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday--so some else was sworn in as President for a day) and John Tyler (died in the Confederacy)

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a GREAT book! It is both educational and entertaining. History in high school would have been so much more fun if I had had this kind of book to learn from.

[Dia Kristy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so fortunate to read one chapter of this fascinating book before I even knew who wrote it.

Can't wait to read the whole thing!

[Katie Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has some GREAT presidential trivia! Just like the title promises! What more could I ask for?

[Tim Dees · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, but it will take you about an hour to read.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

good collection of trivia about the american presidents

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, little book.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

just bought this!! very good

[Sumit Gouthaman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun book for any trivia buff.

I only wish the book had more stories. Some chapters do have small section where the author goes into the backstory of a particular fact, but most of the book is a simple bulleted list of trivia.

This makes the book a little tiring to read, and it also makes it difficult to retain what you read.