ISBN10: 0415923204, ISBN13: 9780415923200, [publisher: Routledge] Hardcover In forty-two chapters - one for each administration - this over-the-shoulder peek at America's most famous residence reveals the intimate life of each president and his family. The history of family squabbles, china patterns, built-in closets (a luxury added during the Truman renovation), plumbing (Taft was too big for the White House bathtub), telephones, pets, pests, and the Secret Service is unveiled on this tour of two centuries at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Filled with hundreds of anecdotes, photographs, presidential quotes, and special interest sidebars, Real Life at the White House is a lively look at everything from state dinner menus to family meals, from garden plans to changes in architectural and domestic structure. This thoroughly engaging book captures the texture of presidential life while documenting the very human history of a house. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
[Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]