Exploring The White House Inside Americas Most Famous Home

Author : Kate Andersen Brower
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062906437
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home written by Kate Andersen Brower and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in America—and the lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who’ve maintained it. Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Sure, the president of the United States works and resides there, but do you know who helps keep this historic house running? It’s no simple task, especially when there are important state events and foreign dignitaries—in addition to presidential pups, mischievous children, and even a couple of ghosts. And its Residence workers and first ladies make sure everything is in check and running smoothly. Featuring fascinating photos, fun facts, and memorable quotes from the residents and first ladies of the White House, Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home is the perfect read for any curious kid!

Author : Noel Grove
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426211775
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the White House written by Noel Grove and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the White House historical Association"--Front cover.

Author : Robert Klara
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250000270
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden White House written by Robert Klara and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1948, Harry Truman, President of the United States, almost fell through the ceiling of the Blue Room in a bathtub into a meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A team of the nation's top architects was hastily assembled to inspect the White House, and upon seeing the state the old mansion was in, insisted the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed was the biggest home-improvement job the nation had ever seen"--

Author : John Whitcomb
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415939515
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Life at the White House written by John Whitcomb and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irresistible chronological overview of daily life in the presidential residence. Divided into 42 chapters representing each succeeding administration, this survey is brimming with fun facts, tantalizing tidbits, and memorable anecdotes detailing two centuries of domestic bliss and strife in the White House. From George Washington, who chose the sight and initiated work on the presidential mansion, to Bill Clinton, whose well-documented White House escapades titillated and scandalized the nation, each individual president has contributed to the mystique of the most readily recognized home in the U.S. Together with scores of drawings, portraits, and photographs, the breezy text chronicles the significant physical, social, and emotional changes wrought by each First Family as they sought to personalize daily life in the White House.

Author : Betty Boyd Caroli
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
ISBN 13 : 9780762101436
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the White House written by Betty Boyd Caroli and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 1999-06-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the White House upstairs and down, experience great historical events, and share informal moments with the nation's first families. Over 200 photographs and illustrations, including floor plan.

Author : Joe Rhatigan
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607344726
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book White House Kids written by Joe Rhatigan and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in America's most famous residence might seem glamorous at first--it's the most fun place any kid could live! There's a bowling alley in the basement, chefs are always available to prepare whatever you're craving, and sometimes presidential aides will even help you with your homework! But life isn't always easy for the youngsters who call the White House home. They're always in the spotlight, and those pesky Secret Service agents are always around. For every perk, there's a problem. From Washington to Obama, see the White House through the eyes of the children and grandchildren. Filled with wacky, weird, and wonderful stories, it shows what it's like to call the president Dad (or Granddad or Uncle). Find out what schools they went to, what mischief they caused, and what pets they had. There are first-person accounts from letters and interviews, fascinating photos, original illustrations, and even a section that follows the children after they left the White House.

Author : Kate Andersen Brower
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062476017
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Residence written by Kate Andersen Brower and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “A revealing look at life inside the White House. . . it’s Downton Abbey for the White House staff.”— The Today Show A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas. America’s First Families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. In her runaway bestseller, former White House correspondent Kate Andersen Brower pulls back the curtain on the world’s most famous address. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and First Family. These dedicated professionals maintain the six-floor mansion’s 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, three elevators, and eight staircases, and prepare everything from hors d’oeuvres for intimate gatherings to meals served at elaborate state dinners. Over the course of the day, they gather in the lower level’s basement kitchen to share stories, trade secrets, forge lifelong friendships, and sometimes even fall in love. Combining incredible first-person anecdotes from extensive interviews with scores of White House staff members—many speaking for the first time—with archival research, Kate Andersen Brower tells their story. She reveals the intimacy between the First Family and the people who serve them, as well as tension that has shaken the staff over the decades. From the housekeeper and engineer who fell in love while serving President Reagan to Jackie Kennedy’s private moment of grief with a beloved staffer after her husband’s assassination to the tumultuous days surrounding President Nixon’s resignation and President Clinton’s impeachment battle, The Residence is full of surprising and moving details that illuminate day-to-day life at the White House.

Author : Patrick Phillips-Schrock
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786493305
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The White House written by Patrick Phillips-Schrock and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formerly known as the President's House, then the Executive Mansion, and now for a long time the White House, this famous structure has a fascinating architectural history of ongoing change. The white painted facade of James Hoban's original structure has been added to and strengthened for more than 200 years, and its interior is a repository of some of America's greatest treasures. Artists such as Benjamin Latrobe, Pierre-Antoine Bellange, the Herter Brothers, Louis Tiffany, Charles McKim, Lorenzo Winslow, Stephane Boudin, Edward Vason Jones, and a host of others fashioned interiors that welcomed and inspired visitors both foreign and domestic. This meticulous history, featuring more than 325 photographs, diagrams and other illustrations, captures each stage of the White House's architectural and decorative evolution.

Author : Nicole Wetsman
Publisher : Centennial Books
ISBN 13 : 1951274415
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The White House Atlas written by Nicole Wetsman and published by Centennial Books. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to the specifications of George Washington and occupied by every U.S. President since John Adams in 1800, the White House is one of the world’s most iconic buildings and a place where history is made, literally, every day. From its opulent furnishings to its working offices, hidden spaces to public gardens and state rooms, and a stunning 3D map of the entire interior, The White House Atlas opens the doors to more than 200 years worth of fascinating stories and memorable photographs that celebrate the ultimate symbol of America’s pride, progress and power.

Author : N.C.B.L.A.
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0763646091
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our White House written by N.C.B.L.A. and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one hundred leading authors and illustrators donate their talents in a creative tour de force that is making history. Conceived and co-created by the National Children’s Book and Literary Alliance, this outstanding collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry melds with an equally stunning array of original art to offer a look at America’s history through the prism of the White House. Starting with a 1792 call for designers and continuing through the present day, these highly engaging writings and illustrations, expressing varied viewpoints and interwoven with key historical events, are a vital resource for family and classroom sharing — and a stirring reminder that the story of the White House is the story of every American. Back matter includes source notes, notes on contributor, and an index.