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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when we had a president who read?
Barack Obama's summer reading list:
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Remember when we had a president who read? (Original Post)
lordsummerisle
Aug 2019
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Ohiogal
(32,005 posts)1. I miss him so much
It seems like eons ago when we actually had a president with any intellectual curiosity.
edhopper
(33,584 posts)2. Remember when we had a President who COULD read?
fixed it for you.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)4. Actually that was my original title
but I had a momentary fit of fair and balanced, which I'm over now
edhopper
(33,584 posts)6. Ha!
llmart
(15,540 posts)3. President Clinton was also a voracious reader.
I have always maintained that if one is not an avid reader, one's knowledge is limited.
RainCaster
(10,882 posts)5. Remember when we had a president who could THINK?
Cognition is not in DFT's skill set.
SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)7. Remember when we had a President???
...and not just some schlub that managed to get the title?