| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 331 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
At home with the first families / Robert P. Watson -- Political architecture : the building of the president's house / Russell L. Mahan -- Rooms of their own : first ladies and their impact on historic White House rooms / Elizabeth Lorelei Thacker-Estrada -- The media in their midst / Carol Lynn Bower -- The Carter White House : the public and semiprivate lives of the first family / Virginia A. Chanley -- A tale of two brothers : Billy Carter, Roger Clinton, and the media / Christopher S. Kelley -- First sons versus first daughters : a gender bias in news media coverage? / Lori Cox Han -- "A hell on earth" : the Pierce marriage during the White House years, 1853-1857 / Michael J.C. Taylor -- TR's white house : the biggest first family / Tom Lansford -- The scandalous Hardings / James S. McCallops -- Renovating the white house : a brief history / Robert E. Dewhirst -- Preserving the president's house : the office of the White House curator / Michael E. Long -- Edith Roosevelt and the 1902 White House renovation / Tom Lansford -- The Truman renovations of the White House : the house that Harry (re)built / Raymond Frey |
| Summary |
"This perspective on the White House, one of the most readily identifiable structures in world, brings together the views of librarians, journalists, political advisers, attorneys, researchers, and professors. Filled with anecdotes, little-known facts, and scholarly analysis, the book shows how "The People's House" has been shaped and molded both architecturally and philosophically by the different administrations over the past 200 years." "Life in the White House looks at the social history of the first family, the creation of the president's home, and efforts by first families to carve out a space for the important business of family, while preserving the history of their famous residence. This public museum and private residence, which began as the result of a $500 Jefferson-era architectural design contest, now symbolizes one of the world's great superpowers."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
Multi-User |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
White House (Washington, D.C.) fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- History
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Presidents -- Family relationships -- United States -- History
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Family -- History
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Manners and customs
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Presidents
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Presidents -- Family relationships
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| SUBJECT |
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145361
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| Subject |
United States
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Washington (D.C.)
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Watson, Robert P., 1962-
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| ISBN |
1423739876 |
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9781423739876 |
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9780791460986 |
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0791460983 |
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9780791460979 |
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0791460975 |
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9780791485071 |
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0791485072 |
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