The White House: An Historic Guide

ISBN-10
0912308176
ISBN-13
9780912308173
Series
The White House
Category
History
Pages
159
Language
English
Published
1982
Publisher
White House Historical Assn
Author
White House Historical Association

Description

Describes the mansion's history, its architectural significance, and its contents.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • The White House
    The White House
    By Roland Smith

    It grows incresingly difficult for Q and Angela to sort out the "good guys" from the "bad guys" when they visit the White House in Washington, D.C.

  • Hidden Illness in the White House
    Hidden Illness in the White House
    By Kenneth R. Crispell, Carlos Gomez

    Kenneth R. Crispell, Carlos Gomez ... For example, in his memoirs Ike Hoover categorically states that he was told by Dr. Albert Lamb, physician to the American delegation in Paris, that Wilson actually suffered from an infection of the ...

  • After the White House: Former Presidents as Private Citizens
    After the White House: Former Presidents as Private Citizens
    By Max J. Skidmore

    This is a welcome addition to the literature on the presidency, and one that every student of the presidency will want to read.

  • Dream House: The White House as an American Home
    Dream House: The White House as an American Home
    By Ulysses Grant Dietz, Sam Watters

    Recognizable to millions as a symbol of the American presidency, the White House was first an American home. From 1800 until 1960, it kept pace with changing ideals of the...

  • The White House: A Pop-Up of Our Nation's Home
    The White House: A Pop-Up of Our Nation's Home
    By Robert Sabuda

    The text includes the poem "Inauguration Day" by Richard Watson Gilder, adapted by Robert Sabuda. Every American president since John Adams has lived in the White House"--

  • The White House
    The White House
    By JaQuavis Coleman

    "The White House is a fast-paced thriller that doesn't disappoint." --Urban Reviews "White House by JaQuavis Coleman starts with a bang and will leave you wanting more.

  • The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence
    The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence
    By Robert Klara

    Truman, Bess (1945) informed of FDR's death, 10—11 (1945) moves to White House, 12—16 (1945) reopens the White House after World War II, 2 (1948) evicted from the White House, 94 (1948) looking for a new presidential residence, ...

  • Wine and the White House
    By Frederick J. Ryan

    Fully illustrated with menus, bills of sale, and historic photographs, the volume features new photography of White House collection of wineglasses, goblets, carafes, coolers, and decanters, which date back to the John Quincy Adams ...

  • White House White-Out
    White House White-Out
    By Ron Roy

    When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit Washington, D.C., just before Christmas, they are inadvertently caught up in a kidnapping plot that was intended for the president's dog, but also involves the president's stepdaughter and her friend ...

  • The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution
    The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution
    By Lindsay M. Chervinsky

    Lindsay M. Chervinsky reveals the far-reaching consequences of Washington’s choice. The tensions in the cabinet between Hamilton and Jefferson heightened partisanship and contributed to the development of the first party system.