As Charles Osgood showed in his popular book Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II, sometimes probably the most intense circumstances yield one of the most unexpectedly funny tales. And few situations are more intense than a presidential campaign.

From FDR to Harry Truman to JFK to George W. Bush, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White colored House catches the wit and humor of the advertising campaign trail-a place where levity is usually always welcome. Osgood includes fragments of speeches, interviews, and press conferences, as well as articles compiled by and about the candidates-no resource is left untapped.

Arriving exactly when America most needs a good have fun, this book promises to make the seemingly endless race to the presidency a bit more bearable, if not downright enjoyable.