Hail to the chief — and the also rans
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- February
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On the occasion of today’s holiday, Joseph Cummins, author of “Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential History,” takes a look at what he calls “the obscure would-be presidential candidates of history.”
For example: Lewis Cass, a former governor of Michigan, whose name unfortunately rhymed with gas and who was satirized as “The Gas Bag.”
There’s more on his “Web site.”:http://anythingforavote.blogspot.com/2008/02/not-quite-presidents-day.html
PHOTO: Robert Peck, curator of art and artifacts, displays a lock of hair from George Washington at The Academy Of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia last month. The academy was planning a scrapbook that includes the hair of the first 12 U.S. presidents. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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