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The White House in mourning : deaths and funerals of presidents in office / Martin S. Nowak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nowak, Martin S., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- White House (Washington, D.C.).
- Presidents--United States--Death.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- History.
- Death.
- United States.
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--History.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States--History.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co, [2010]
- Summary:
- "This work covers the deaths, attendant mourning and funeral rituals for the presidents who died in office. It provides the historical events, the effects of the transition of power, as well as a history of presidential protection and health care. The book includes an appendix of laws concerning assaults on the president, office regulations for funerals"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Keeping the president safe
- William Henry Harrison
- Zachary Taylor
- Abraham Lincoln
- James Abram Garfield
- William McKinley
- Warren Gamaliel Harding
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786447756
- 0786447753
- OCLC:
- 475664374
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