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Musings for Friday - The Twitter Wit of Michael Beschloss [1]

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Date: 2022-09-23

If you've seen him on his many television appearances, you may get a glimpse of his humor, but on Twitter...

I don’t know about you, but I follow dozens of historians on Twitter. They’re more grounded in reality than pundits. Some (historians) are dry and deliver the facts as the unvarnished facts history gives us. No distortions, no interpretations. Just facts. Others present things with a dash of personality.



IMHO, on Twitter Michael Beschloss lets loose. It’s been my experience that he has two or three gems a day. Amongst all the noise that is Twitter they can be easy to miss. Look for them. We can all use a laugh or a chuckle. History with a twist of humor is a load lightener.

Some of his best humor are ones where you may not be sure if he’s just delivering facts or a humorous dig. Either way you’ll get a laugh.

x Capone inflated the value of his South Florida estate, too: pic.twitter.com/eBGSlRNajw — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 21, 2022

x He’s in there angrily trashing his bedroom again—keep the ketchup bottles out of there! pic.twitter.com/tG1G4TLPOK — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 21, 2022

From

x The Hollywood version (1959): pic.twitter.com/I7TaoDDYeV — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 21, 2022

x Reposting this from last month: pic.twitter.com/KnYrZwbXm1 — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 22, 2022

x During the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold secretly offered to surrender West Point to the British enemy in exchange for cash, today 1780: pic.twitter.com/n3V8udYHAf — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 21, 2022

x And yes, Mar-a-Lago does look like a set for an early Hitchcock film. — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 21, 2022

x In those quaint and bygone days of October 1973, after quitting the Vice Presidency and copping a plea to avoid prison, Spiro Agnew did not announce his candidacy for President. — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 17, 2022

History repeats. Or at least rhymes.

x In this 1974 Herblock cartoon, President Nixon says to Republicans, "Listen, are you going to be loyal to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?" pic.twitter.com/xZfomybiOD — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 17, 2022

Others recognize the humor and shade @BeschlossDC provides.

If you’re on Twitter and don’t follow Beschloss, you should.

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