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The hidden history of the White House : power struggles, scandals, and defining moments / Corey Mead ; [foreword by Kate Andersen Brower].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mead, Corey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--History.
- White House (Washington, D.C.).
- Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Genre:
- Instructional and educational works.
- Physical Description:
- 289 pages : black and white illustrations, map, photographs ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
- Summary:
- For more than two centuries, the White House in Washington, DC, has been the stage for some of the most dramatic scenes in American history. Its walls and portraits have witnessed fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, shocking scandals, and unforgettable meetings. In the signature style of the popular American History Tellers podcast, A View from the White House places listeners in the point of view of the historical figures-power brokers and everyday Americans, alike, who lived through such pivotal events as: Andrew Jackson's disastrous 1829 inauguration, when a populist mob overran and trashed the White House; Woodrow Wilson's stroke, which led to his wife Edith serving as a shadow president during the final months of his administration; Abraham Lincoln's clandestine journey to Washington to dodge an assassination plot on the eve of the Civil War; Winston Churchill's wartime sojourn at the White House, during which he and FDR developed plans to defeat Germany; and Barack Obama's decision to green-light the daring Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1: Laying the foundation. Out of the ashes
- The President's house
- Dolly Johnson
- The renovation
- The situation room
- The Oval Office
- The swimming pool
- Part II: The people's house. A party for the people
- The plot to kill President Lincoln
- The adviser
- Rose Cleveland
- A dinner invitation
- Equality for all
- Part III: Halls of power. The Panama Canal
- The shadow President
- The ugliest building in America
- The houseguest
- The secret tapes
- The raid
- Epilogue: Rebuilding the white house
- Acknowledgments
- Selected bibliography
- Credits Index.
- ISBN:
- 9780063343382
- 006334338X
- OCLC:
- 1428768402
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