{"product_id":"2940012775160","title":"My brushes with the Presidency","description":"My brushes with the Presidency - An adventure in historical imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many walls of separation are there between you and a U.S. President?  With a little historical imagination, you may find more than a few personal connections.  Bill, for instance, was named for a U.S. President but in  few more years he will be buried in a grave a stone’s throw from where that President’s main critic and political adversary is buried.  The alleged mistress of yet another U.S. President is also buried near them in that small town cemetery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill’s connections to Presidents go back to George Washington.  Two of his ancestors are alleged to have been Washington’s bodyguards or personal friends.  The connection to Lincoln is more tenuous.  Someone named McGaughey was Lincoln’s rival for a presidential appointment made by Zachary Taylor.The two might have been Whig colleagues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill McGaughey has shaken hands with three U.S. presidents during their campaigns and had personally signed letters from two others.  A man who may be elected President in 2012 knows his name. All this is quite gratifying - but it and $1.00 will get you a cup of coffee at Superamerica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven so, those interested in the lineage of U.S. Presidents may be interested in Bill’s account of his connection with the Presidents, including some of the lesser known details of their lives.  It’s fun to be able to touch history.  Everyone can. Let your historical imagination soar if, of course, you have nothing better to do.","brand":"Thistlerose Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183465382128,"sku":"2940012775160","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012775160_p0.jpg?v=1763572448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012775160","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}