In this Book
- Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and the President's House
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
This unique perspective on the White House, one of the most readily identifiable structures in the 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.
Erudite and entertaining, 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.
Table of Contents
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- Part I: Introduction: The “First Home”
- Part II: Private Lives in a Public Home: Media Coverage of First Families
- Overview: On Stage in a Public Home
- pp. 77-80
- 4. The Media in Their Midst
- pp. 81-97
- Part III: Profiles of First Families in the White House
- Overview: Calling the White House “Home”
- pp. 167-171
- 10. The Scandalous Hardings
- pp. 209-222
- Part IV: Preserving the President’s House
- Overview: A Mansion with a History
- pp. 225-227
- Appendix 2: First Families, 1789–2003
- pp. 293-297
- Bibliography
- pp. 299-314
- Contributors
- pp. 315-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791485071
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62413789
Pages
346
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No