9781586480080 - First Off The Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, And Cheaters From Taft To Bush von Van Natta Jr., Don (20 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: very good, very good. Fifth Printing. 357, illus., note on sources, index, slight scuffing to rear DJ. Fourteen of the 17 Presidents between Taft and George W. Bush played golf. The author explores why the game of golf is so attractive to U.S. Presidents, and what their golf games reveal about their characters.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. x, 358 pages. Illustrations. A Note on Sources. Index. This copy includes the author's signature on the title page as well as a signed inscription on the fep that reads: "10/19/11 Kirk- This book tells the story of the golfing American Presidents, who spent many fruitful and frustrating hours chasing the little white ball. May your swing be as graceful as JFK's and your score cards be as impressive as Clinton's- but no Billigans! All the best, Don". Don Van Natta Jr. (born July 22, 1964) is an American journalist, writer and broadcaster. He is an investigative reporter for ESPN, since January 2012, and the host and executive producer of "Backstory," an ESPN docuseries. He previously worked for 16 years as an investigative correspondent at The New York Times, where he was a member of two teams that won Pulitzer Prizes. At the Times, Van Natta was on a six-reporter team, led by Jeff Gerth, that won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series of stories about American corporations that sold satellite technology with military value to China. He was one of nine reporters awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, for work on Al Qaeda following the September 11 attacks. Gerth and Van Natta wrote an investigative biography of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, entitled, Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton, published in June 2007 by Little, Brown and Company. At the Times, Van Natta was the first investigative correspondent in the newspaper's history to be posted overseas. Some students of the presidency say that we can learn the most about the men who've occupied the Oval Office by studying their ideology. Others say political savvy or family background or regional influences are paramount. But Don Van Natta argues for another standardâ"by observing the way they play golf. Fourteen of the last seventeen presidents have been golfers, and Van Natta explores two questions: Why is the game of golf so attractive to the men who occupy the Oval Office? And what do their golf games reveal about their characters? Some presidents relied on golf to escape the burdens of office, while others brought those burdens with them. And few have been able to resist the perks of high office, bending the rules and freely taking mulligans. Is it really surprising to learn that the section called "Hail to the Cheats" features the golfing escapades of Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and Warren Harding? Not content to rely solely on the history books, Van Natta takes the reader on a round of golf he recently played with Bill Clinton and draws on extensive interviews with the golfing ex-presidents about what the game means to them. For history buffs and golf aficionados alike, First Off the Tee is a cheerful romp and a unique way to share the links with America's duffers-in-chief. From a Publishers Weekly article: Presidents who cheat at golf? What's next? A Washington correspondent for the New York Times, Van Natta has the inside scoop on presidential golfers both then and now: who has game, who doesn't and who should lay down his clubs in deference to those who appreciate fair play. From the best (John Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt) to the worst (Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan), to the cheaters (Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson), Van Natta shares insights about our nation's leaders and their passion for the game. Lyndon Johnson used golf to intimidate political opponents. Woodrow Wilson played every day, often during political crises. JFK feared the implications of public knowledge of his prowess. The public had not appreciated Eisenhnower's obsession, since golf was still seen as a "rich man's game," and not an appropriate activity for the" champion of the people." Van Natta's research is impressive and his writing style is engaging. Filled with anecdotal bits and pieces, there is more of interest here to historians. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].