James Boren | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Harlan Boren December 10, 1925 Wheatland, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2010 (aged 84) Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Lyle Boren (uncle) David Boren (cousin) Dan Boren (cousin) |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, PhD) California State University, Long Beach (MA) University of Southern California (MA) |
James Harlan Boren (10 December 1925 – 24 April 2010) was an American author and politician who is best known as a humorist and writer on bureaucratese, in which he poked fun at what he called "the vacuumental thinking and idiotoxicities of Washington".[1] He was also a businessman, teacher, scholar, public servant, political operative, presidential candidate, and public speaker.