The President's House volume 2
by Seale, William
Series: The president's house volume II Published by : White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society, (Washington, DC) Physical details: 602-1224 ISBN:0912308281. ISSN:978091230 Year: 1986| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 975.3 Sea (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Mary Lou Jack | 58751 |
A recollection of roses : Cleveland --
1898 : McKinley --
Grand schemes : McKinley --
An image refined : Theodore Roosevelt --
Protocol : Theodore Roosevelt --
Chronicles : Theodore Roosevelt --
Summer days : Taft --
Thresholds : Wilson --
1917 : Wilson --
Distant drums : Wilson --
Limelight : Harding --
Hearth and home : Coolidge --
Irony : Hoover --
Full house : Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Sketchbooks : Franklin D. Roosevelt --
The castle : Franklin D. Roosevelt --
History : Truman --
The symbol : Truman.
The President's House is an unforgettable account of the White House from its origins during the nation's beginning to 1952, a continuing story of adapting and altering, yet always keeping close to the original image and purpose of the landmark. Seale carefully documents the ways in which different presidents and their families used and lived in the White House, showing not only the lives of the first families but also scores of characters known and unknown who achieve importance in the story and play their parts in the keeping and management of the house -- butlers, housemaids, caterers, gardeners, coachmen, architects, interior decorators, and even fortune-tellers. Filled with behind-the-scenes glimpses of the private and public lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this richly detailed social history includes 121 images culled from the White House files and other archival collections.
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