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Informationen zum Autor James C. Humes has written speeches for Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, George H. W. Bush, and Reagan. He has practiced the art of public speaking as an attorney, lecturer, diplomat, and Pennsylvania state legislator. Klappentext Fame-Dropping is a bit like name-dropping, but when your guide is historian James C. Humes, you can expect something more than just trivial details about celebrities. A former White House speechwriter and Pennsylvania state legislator, the author commands powers of persuasion that have opened doors into the lives of the world's most influential men and women.Fame-Dropping zooms in for a close-up while offering you a front-row seat for viewing history's big picture. Rich with insight, and told in a lively, self-deprecating style, this book contains tales of a gregarious ghostwriter who has met countless notables - from star performers to those who wield power behind the scenes, in Hollywood, Washington, and beyond. Learn, laugh, and enjoy with a "well-traveled political junkie" and Churchill biographer as he witnesses Richard Nixon's informal side, dances with a young and radiant Queen Elizabeth II, and watches Margaret Thatcher tear up a speech he'd just written. Come and join Sir John Gielgud at the bar for cocktails, dine in Washington with McGovern's Hollywood supporter Shirley MacLaine, and find out what the guests found hanging in Pamela Harriman's powder room. At once intimate and grounded in a historian's wider perspectives, Fame-Dropping invites you to come closer and listen in, as you take a whirlwind tour of world events with the man who was welcomed everywhere. Zusammenfassung In this book! James C. Humes candidly accounts all the famous people he has met over the past fifty years! including Presidents Eisenhower! Nixon! Ford! Reagan! Bush! Kennedy! and Truman! Sir Winston Churchill! Queen Elizabeth II! Richard Burton! Orson Welles! Shirley MacLaine! John Updike! Ezra Pound! and many others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: The White House Chapter 2: Capitol Hill Chapter 3: State House Chapter 4: State Department Chapter 5: City Hall Chapter 6: Buckingham Palace Chapter 7: Parliament Chapter 8: Library Chapter 9: Hollywood Chapter 10: Stadium Chapter 11: Press Box Chapter 12: Pentagon Chapter 13: Foreign Capitals Chapter 14: Courthouse Chapter 15: Church Chapter 16: Art Gallery Chapter 17: Lyceum Bibliography About the Author Index of Names ...
