The Presidents House, Margaret Truman
The Presidents House, Margaret Truman
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The President's House
A First Daughter Shares the History and Secrets of the World's Most Famous Home

Author: Margaret Truman

Narrator: Sandra Burr

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting, but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized.In The President's House, Margaret Truman takes us behind the scenes as she reveals what it feels like to live in the White House. Here are hilarious stories of Teddy Roosevelt's rambunctious children tossing spitballs at presidential portraits and a heartbreaking account of the tragedy that befell President Coolidge's young son John. Here, too, is the real story of the Lincoln Bedroom—as well as the thrilling narrative of how first lady Dolley Madison rescued the priceless portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of Independence before British soldiers torched the White House in 1814.Today the 132-room White House operates as an exotic combination of first-class hotel and fortress, with 1600 dedicated workers and an annual budget over $1 billion. But ghosts of the past still walk the august corridors, including the phantom whose visit President Harry S. Truman described to his daughter in eerie detail. From the basement swarming with reporters to the "Situation Room" crammed with sophisticated technology to the Oval Office where the President receives the world's leaders, the White House is a beehive of relentless activity, deal-making, intrigue, gossip, and, of course, history in the making.

About Margaret Truman

MARGARET TRUMAN (1924-2008) won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. She was the author of many nonfiction books, including The President’s House, in which she shared some of the secrets and history of the White House, where she once resided. She passed away on January 29, 2008.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Hollie on 2009-03-26 18:35:58

The disc is horribly scratched and it was impossible to listen to.

Goodreads review by Evelyn on May 08, 2022

I loved this book. I actually bought it (used) because I thought my sister would enjoy it. She likes books about American history. I decided to read it first and I'm glad I did. It's full of fun anecdotes and more somber stories about all the families who lived in the White House from 1800 to 2008.......more

Goodreads review by Travis on February 24, 2020

Very informative and enlightenig.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 18, 2020

Margaret Truman gave us a true gift in writing this book. From historical information about the White House to interesting tales about the people who work in it. From amazing anecdotes about the Presidents, the First Ladies, the First Children and their playmates, and even their grandchildren, this......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on June 13, 2013

I give 3 stars for content, but the anecdotes are choppy and there is no consistent timeline. So it can be a bit confusing. Ms. Truman obviously has her favorite residents of the White House (like her father), and those who are not favored(like the Clintons) may be insulted in a most personal manner......more

Goodreads review by Brian on October 06, 2009

Interesting but the style of writing was really unappealing. I felt MS. Truman's style was overly formal and high-brow. I felt like I was reading something written by a socialite a the turn of the century. Anecdotes were not very substantive and often betrayed the sheltered life the author has appea......more