America's fascination with the power, politics and lives of the inhabitants of the White House is captured in "Best Little Stories from the White House" More than 100 vignettes comprise this paperback novel which details amusing stories, pranks, mistakes, deaths, and much more as it has occurred in America's most famous home.
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A slew of people died, or got married at the White House. Taft put in a giant bath tub to accommodate his girth and rudimentary air conditioning cooled James A. Garfield's sick room in 1881. "Best Little Stories from the White House" is "all that" and more. It's much more of a fact and interest book. I'd hate to call it trivia) than it is a gossip book, but there are great tidbits on how, say, outgoing presidential families related to incoming ones, etc. C. Brian Kelly's Cumberland House book is well planned, attractive and celebrates the 200th anniversary of the White House. -- Port Arthur News, October 10, 1999
This is a wonderful, humorous and informative book. I learned things from reading it about the White House and the president I never knew before.... It is fascinating reading and you won't want to put it down. -- Valdosta Times, October 10, 1999
This is a wonderful, humorous and informative book. I learned things from reading it about the White House and the president I never knew before.... It is fascinating reading and you won't want to put it down. -- Valdosta Times, October 10, 1999
About the Author
C. Brian Kelly is prize-winning journalist, is cofounder of Montpelier Publishing and a columnist and editor emeritus for "Military History" magazine. He is also a lecturer in newswriting at the University of Virginia. Kelly has published in "Reader's Digest," "Friends," "Yankee," and other magazines and is the author of several books on American history. Ingrid Smyer, Brian's wife, is a freelance writer and editor as well as a civic and political activist. They live in Virginia.
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Reveals much about the Presidents, their families, visitors to the White House,
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If you want lively vignettes drawn from the life of America's White House residents, this light-hearted look at White House behind-the-scenes action is for you. From an automatic tennis ball server presented to Boris Yeltsin at his first state dinner at the White House to funny invitations, strange delegations, the antics and children and parents, and more, Best Little Stories From The White House's second edition reveals much about the Presidents, their families, visitors to the White House.
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Tedious at best,
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Poorly written. Simply putting an exclamation point after a sentence doesn't make it astounding! Or Exciting! And the overuse of quotation marks gives this "book" an odd feel. Poorly written and poorly researched. Stay away...or better yet, buy my copy from me. It's too small for the birdcage.
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Reveals much about the Presidents, their families, visitors to the White House,
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This review is from: Best Little Stories from the White House 2nd edition (Paperback)
If you want lively vignettes drawn from the life of America's White House residents, this light-hearted look at White House behind-the-scenes action is for you. From an automatic tennis ball server presented to Boris Yeltsin at his first state dinner at the White House to funny invitations, strange delegations, the antics and children and parents, and more, Best Little Stories From The White House's second edition reveals much about the Presidents, their families, visitors to the White House.
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THERE WAS THAT ONE MOMENT . . . the very first moment in the Oval Office just vacated by the man before him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presidential home, presidential limousine, inaugural events Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Secret Service, Andrew Jackson, World War, Teddy Roosevelt, Air Force One, Pennsylvania Avenue, Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Calvin Coolidge, Dolley Madison, Ronald Reagan, Lady Bird, Mamie Eisenhower, Zachary Taylor, Betty Ford, Jackie Kennedy, South Carolina New!
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THERE WAS THAT ONE MOMENT . . . the very first moment in the Oval Office just vacated by the man before him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presidential home, presidential limousine, inaugural events Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Secret Service, Andrew Jackson, World War, Teddy Roosevelt, Air Force One, Pennsylvania Avenue, Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Calvin Coolidge, Dolley Madison, Ronald Reagan, Lady Bird, Mamie Eisenhower, Zachary Taylor, Betty Ford, Jackie Kennedy, South Carolina New!
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- First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives by Margaret Truman on 5 pages
- John Adams (Twayne's World Leaders Series ; Twls 78) by Robert Abraham East on 4 pages
- Presidential Pets by Niall Kelly on page 106, page 115, and page 187
- The Rose Garden (Old roses series) by William Paul in Front Matter, page 234, and page 373
- Pat Nixon: The Untold Story by Julie Nixon Eisenhower on page 256, page 262, and page 378
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- Washington, D.C., with Kids, 2002-2003 by Linda Perlis on page 93, and Back Matter
- Best Little Stories from Virginia by C. Brian Kelly in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Best Little Stories from the Civil War by C. Kelly in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Kid, A Grown Up & A Travel Bug: A You-Can-Do-It Travel Guide for one-on-one getaways with your child by Janice Davis on page 209
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