Mr. Manners Lessons from Obama on Civility

by Post, Anna; Post, Emily

• ISBN13: 9780740793363
• ISBN10: 0740793365
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-30
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Summary

President Obama's courteousness has gotten him places and that's why his lessons (making a kind gesture, sending a handwritten note, seeing a person to his car, holding the door) are important. Each spread of this book features a photograph of Mr. Obama caught in the act of practicing everyday civility paired with commentary by Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post.

Author Biography

Anna Post, Emily Post's great-great-granddaughter, is spokesperson for The Emily Post Institute and the author of Do I Have to Wear White? Emily Post Answers America's Top Wedding Questions and Emily Post's Wedding Parties: Smart Ideas for Stylish Parties, From Engagement to Reception and Everything in Between.

Giving advice on modern etiquette dilemmas is Anna's specialty, making her a popular source for media outlets such as USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, O, the Oprah Magazine, and the Huffington Post, among many others. Anna currently lives in Burlington, Vermont.

The Emily Post Institute, created by Emily in 1946 and run today by third-generation family members, serves as a "civility barometer" for American society and continues Emily's work. That work has grown to address the societal concerns of the 21st century including business etiquette, rearing polite children, and civility in America.

Online:

www.emilypost.com