How to Make the President of the United States Laugh

The lines snaked across the South Lawn at the White House. They had come from all around the world, each hoping that he or she would be the one to make the President laugh for the very first time in his life. Many had spent their life savings to be here, coming from places as far away as Laos and Namibia. It was all worth it, each thought, for the chance to gain fame and fortune. The fortune would come in the form of full title to a family high-rise in Midtown Manhattan.