title: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House: Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail
author: Charles Osgood
description: "Anyone remotely interested in U.S. history or politics will find this an enjoyable tour." ---Publishers Weekly Starred Review
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  Frye stood up with the knife in hand.
  
  Their eyes met; Hilary could see a flicker of indecision in his.
  
  Frye moved toward her, but with less confidence than he had exhibited before.
  He glanced nervously toward the foyer and the front door.
  
  The bell rang again.
  
  Holding on to the bannister, backing up the steps, Hilary yelled for help,
  screamed at the top of her voice.
  
  Outside, a man shouted: “Police!”
  
  It was Tony.
  
  “Police! Open this door!”
  
  Hilary couldn’t imagine why he had come. She had never been so glad to hear
  anyone’s voice as she was to hear his, now.
  
  Frye stopped when he heard the word “police,” looked up at Hilary, then at the
  door, then at her again, calculating his chances.
  
  She kept screaming.
  
  Glass exploded with a bang that caused Frye to jump in surprise, and sharp
  pieces rang discordantly on a tile floor. Although she couldn’t see into the
  foyer from her position on the steps, Hilary knew that Tony had smashed the
  narrow window besid