Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous

by James C. Humes

Anecdotes about famous men and women in history, literature, the arts, sciences, and government, designed to add color and interest to speeches and presentations, are arranged under such subject headings as ingenuity, ambition, and discovery

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

James C. Humes was Ronald Reagan's speechwriter. He also wrote speeches for George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower. He has served as a communications advisor to major U.S. corporations, including IBM and DuPont. He is the author of twenty-three other books.