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Top 10 Best "White House" Books
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The President's HouseWilliam SealeBooks |
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Dream House Ulysses G. Dietz
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Today it s the most famous building in the world, recognizable to millions as a symbol of the American presidency. But the White House was not always an iconic monument it was first an American home. From 1800 until 1960, the president s house kept pace with changing ideals of the perfect American house and garden. It began as George Washington s dream of a country estate; a century later, when robber-baron palaces came into fashion, it became the imperial seat of the larger-than-life Theodore Roosevelt. In the 1950s, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower enjoyed the middle-class life in the capital city, barbequing on the roof of the curving south portico. That ended when Jacqueline Kennedy redecorated the White House as a museum to upper-class taste. Dream House: The White House as an American Home looks at the president s house in the context of American house design and decoration. Hundreds of historic photographs, plans, and drawings compare the president s residence to other American houses, gardens, and interiors, showing the White House as it changed through decades of interior renovat... |
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The White HouseCatherine O. GraceBooks |
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The White House (Welcome Books)Lloyd G. DouglasBooks |
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White House ConfidentialGregg StebbenBooks |
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Our White House Various
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Real Life at the White HouseClaire WhitcombBooks |
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The White House Betty C. Monkman
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The White HouseCatherine O. GraceBooks |
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My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House Lillian Rogers Parks
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The President's HouseMargaret TrumanWhite House |
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America's First FamiliesCarl Sferrazza AnthonyBooks |
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