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The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: Trying to get a leg up on the competition.

October 11, 2007 10:23 AM EDT (Updated: March 05, 2008 02:47 AM EST)

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Rick Beyer, author of The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told reads one of the stories from his new book, by Harper Collins.

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Comments: 6

Connie C. Oct 16, 2007, 3:51pm EDT

What a wonderful video. I love to hear you talking about and reading from your book.

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Leah Christensen Oct 17, 2007, 7:28pm EDT

This is wonderful. I love this kind of documentary, and I MISS the history challen!!!

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Leah Christensen Oct 17, 2007, 7:28pm EDT

Got any stories about George W. Bush? LOL I think I am going to look for this book

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Rick Beyer Oct 17, 2007, 8:41pm EDT

Thanks, Connie--my wife is the voice-over professional in the family, but I do what I can!

Thanks, Leah. In light of today's news that Dick Cheney is related to Barack Obama (they're eighth cousins--true!) I can tell you that George W. is related to Franklin Roosevelt, Humphrey Bogart, and Alec Baldwin...and none of them would have been born except for something that happened on the Mayflower in 1620. But I wouldn't want to give away all the details!! :)

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Carol Lloyd Oct 25, 2007, 8:45pm EDT

That was excellent Rick, I usually spend all my time catching up on comments so it was nice to take my glasses off lean back in the chair and listen. You have a great presentation and a good voice for this. I am getting ready to put you in good company as another guy I liked to listen narrate was Richard Burton. Keep up the great work.

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Rick Beyer Oct 26, 2007, 7:27am EDT

Wo, I think I can honestly say you are the very first (and likely the last) person to compare me with Richard Burton. :) I'm glad you enjoyed the story! I'll see if I can post another one next week!

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