
Part of Wilhelm’s
contradictory nature was his tendency to be jocose, as he was once described by the French ambassador to Berlin. He liked practical jokes and other attempts at humor, some of which were more cruel than funny. He compelled a group of husky soldiers to dress up
as women and found the spectacle hilarious. On another occasion, he cajoled his army chief of staff into dancing dressed in a tutu and feather hat. The poor man died of a heart attack during the performance.


More recently at the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights
Act at the LBJ Library, Bush quipped that "former presidents compare their libraries the way other men may compare
their, well…”
Like the Kaiser, Bush was
antagonistic to other countries, including allies. He also began
a war and prematurely celebrated victory thousands of
miles from the battlefield while wearing a military uniform. The Kaiser favored military uniforms and,
like Bush, never went into battle himself.
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