A new book was published in early January 2013, entitled “Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America’s Presidents.” The author is lexicographer Paul Dickson.
According to the publisher, Dickson
has compiled the first collection of new words and lexical curiosities originating on Pennsylvania Avenue. Organized chronologically, each entry contains the definition, etymology, and a brief essay placing the word or phrase in its cultural context. From Washington (tin can) and Jefferson (who alone gets credit for some one hundred coinages, including belittle and the expression holding the bag), to Lincoln (relocate) and Teddy Roosevelt (bully pulpit), to Ike (mulligan) and Obama (Snowmageddon), they collectively provide an illuminating tour of more than two centuries of our history.
Mike Purdy’s Presidential History Blog
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