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 “This book sets a new standard not just for scholarly treatment of presidential doodles, but for Doodle Studies in general. David Greenberg’s introduction is, at one level, a masterpiece of pointless erudition, and, on another level, highly informative and entertaining. If you read only one book on presidential doodles this year, make it this one.” –Michael Kinsley, weekly columnist for The Washington Post and Slate “President Kennedy was famous for his incessant sketching, but who knew that Andrew Jackson also drew? Sure, he didn’t draw that well, but that he did so at all is a bit of a revelation. And so are the rest of the presidential doodles, idle notes to self, and other scribblings collected here. The book brings White House history alive in sometimes perplexing, sometimes amusing, but always intriguing ways.” –Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln “Reading Presidential Doodles is like looking at the private psychological files of our Commanders-in-Chief. Each doodle is like personally-rendered Rorschach blot—a glimpse into the presidential psyche. And, somewhat surprisingly, I found myself sympathizing with our presidents: How could one person—even a flawed, horrible person—deal with so much?” —Jonathan Ames, author of Wake up, Sir!, The Extra Man, and I Love You More than You Know |
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