The Making of the Prefident 1789: The Unauthorized Campaign Biography

George Washington was said to be "First in War, First in Peace." InThe Making of the President 1789,humorist Marvin Kitman argues that our first president was also the first American leader to ride his personal foibles to political greatness. Kitman lampoons the modern "campaign insider" books, asking: "How is it possible that a man with no military experience becomes a general? He loses more battles than he wins and becomes a war hero? He has absolutely no political opinions in the most sophisticated intellectual period of our history? He has no ambitions, and he wins?" Through careful research, Kitman exposes Washington's weaknesses for social climbing and high-stakes whist and his relationships with the Founding Girlfriends.Marvin Kitman is the author of 'The Making of the Prefident 1789: The Unauthorized Campaign Biography', published 2000 under ISBN 9780802137357 and ISBN 0802137350.