Hamilton Books
Pages: 218
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Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-7618-7079-1 • Paperback • January 2019 • $31.99 • (£25.00)
978-0-7618-7080-7 • eBook • January 2019 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
James C. Humes has written speeches for Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, George H. W. Bush, and Reagan. He has practiced the art of public speaking as an attorney, lecturer, diplomat, and Pennsylvania state legislator.
Introduction
Chapter 1: The White House
Chapter 2: Capitol Hill
Chapter 3: State House
Chapter 4: State Department
Chapter 5: City Hall
Chapter 6: Buckingham Palace
Chapter 7: Parliament
Chapter 8: Library
Chapter 9: Hollywood
Chapter 10: Stadium
Chapter 11: Press Box
Chapter 12: Pentagon
Chapter 13: Foreign Capitals
Chapter 14: Courthouse
Chapter 15: Church
Chapter 16: Art Gallery
Chapter 17: Lyceum
Bibliography
About the Author
Index of Names
James C. Humes is the Samuel Pepys of insider portraiture, specializing in presidents, prime ministers, senators, political writers, members of the British royal family, and other historic personages he has encountered. As a White House speechwriter, Humes knew everyone in and around Washington. In the UK, he conversed with Winston Churchill, and is so well liked by the British establishment that he was awarded a medal making him an honorary member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Fame Dropping is a connoisseur’s gem of elegant writing, insightful perceptions, and sagacious judgments.
— Jonathan Aitken, British Cabinet minister and Nixon biographer
I loved this book and read it with the speed of a hot knife through butter. Jamie’s sizing-up of the “eminents” he has encountered in his lifetime makes you wish he had been around since the days of Adam and Eve. This book is a historical treasure.
— Warren Adler, author