Life in the White House : a social history of the first family and the president's house /
Life in the White House : a social history of the first family and the president's house /
[edited by] Robert P. Watson.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 331 pages) : illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index.
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.
"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.
1423739876 (electronic bk.) 9781423739876 (electronic bk.) 9780791460986 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) 0791460983 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) 9780791460979 (acid-free paper) 0791460975 (acid-free paper) 9780791485071 0791485072
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White House (Washington, D.C.)--History.
White House (Washington, D.C.)--Histoire.
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Presidents--History.--United States
Presidents--Family relationships--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Présidents--Histoire.--États-Unis
Présidents--Relations familiales--Histoire.--États-Unis
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
Manners and customs.
Presidents.
Presidents--Family relationships.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
Multi-User
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collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
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Biographies.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index.
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.
"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.
1423739876 (electronic bk.) 9781423739876 (electronic bk.) 9780791460986 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) 0791460983 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) 9780791460979 (acid-free paper) 0791460975 (acid-free paper) 9780791485071 0791485072
PROJMUSE CostPaid FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo
White House (Washington, D.C.)--History.
White House (Washington, D.C.)--Histoire.
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Presidents--History.--United States
Presidents--Family relationships--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Présidents--Histoire.--États-Unis
Présidents--Relations familiales--Histoire.--États-Unis
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
Manners and customs.
Presidents.
Presidents--Family relationships.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
Multi-User
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E176.1 / .L45 2004eb
973/.09/9