For Books, Is Obama New Oprah? Barack is reading books on the first 100 days of FDR's presidency.

When President-elect Barack Obama appeared on “60 Minutes” on CBS on Sunday in his first interview since winning the election, he mentioned having read “a new book out about F .D. R.’s first 100 days” without specifically naming a title or author.

That tantalizing reference set off a scramble for the claim to First Reader rights all day Monday before a spokesman for Mr. Obama disclosed what the president-elect had actually read.

The publishers and authors of at least three such books that could fit Mr. Obama’s description each spent much of Monday wondering whether they had just gotten a plug from the soon-to-be leader of the free world.

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The mystery persisted for most of the day until a spokesman for Mr. Obama said late on Monday that the president-elect was actually referring to two books: Mr. Alter’s and “F D R” by Jean Edward Smith, a biography published last year by Random House that covers far more than the first 100 days.


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/books/18book.html?em


I dunno boutchew, but I can't wait to get my hands on them and read what our new President is reading!

It is going to be so nice to have a highly literate man with a sense of history in the White House. He also mentioned that he was reading a lot of Lincoln's writings.

Michelle and the girls' dresses are flying off the racks. Maybe he really can save the economy.

Put those majorities to work, Barack.

If I had a nickel for every time "Team of Rivals" has been mentioned this election season.

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He was proud to point out that there is a picture of PE Obama reading his book.