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Best Little Stories from the White House: More Than 100 True Stories by [C. Brian Kelly, Ingrid Smyer]

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C. Brian Kelly

Best Little Stories from the White House: More Than 100 True Stories Kindle Edition

by C. Brian Kelly (Author), Ingrid Smyer (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Behind the White House's impressive facade lies the long history of the men who have lived and governed within it's walls. From births to deaths, weddings to funerals, the White House has seen it all. In Best Little Stories from the White House, author C. Brian Kelly takes us on a tour of the White House's fascinating history, giving us a glimpse of the most memorable presidential moments:

Theodore Roosevelt 's children once snuck their pony upstairs in the White House elevator to cheer up their sick brother.

Winston Churchill once suffered a minor heart episode while struggling with a stuck window in the White House.

John Quincy Adams was known to skinny-dip in the Potomac.

Woodrow Wilson liked to chase up and down the White House corridors playing "rooster fighting" with his daughter Nellie.

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414 pages
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English
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Cumberland House
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August 1, 2012
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3777 KB
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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 text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

C. BRIAN KELLY, a 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's articles have appeared in Reader's Digest, Friends, Yankee, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, and other magazines. He is the author of several books on American history and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008BWAABS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cumberland House (August 1, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3777 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 414 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1402273703
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,359,161 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #939 in Historical Study Reference (Kindle Store)
- #1,005 in Civil War Gettysburg History
- #1,165 in Biographies of US Presidents

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Fun Stories, but Multiple Editions

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019

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Enjoyed such stories as that about Harry Truman buzzing the White House in his Presidential aircraft, "The Sacred Cow." Be aware, however, that the hardcover book is not the same as the Kindle book. Bought the hardcover because it was less expensive and better for my purposes, but it did not contain the material I wanted. Had to go back and buy the Kindle edition.

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Jonathan Borden

Good for quick, interesting stories about presidents and their wives

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017

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Interesting stories, but somewhat innocently written in places. Style is uneven, sometimes academic, sometimes too informal. Easy read, stories are short enough so that it is a good quick bedside table book.

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Ella

Interesting stories about Presidents

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013

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It was an interesting book with lots of stories about the different presidents, but I think they would have been better if all stories re: one president would have been given together rather than spread through the book. Also would have been better if given in chronological order.

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Landon Harris

Poor Writing Style

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014

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Poorly written. Oftentimes the subject is changed without letting the reader known. The authors take a voice as if they are writing prose. It's overly verbose. Great information but hard to read.

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PaganDeva2000

I Love Trivia!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2012

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Another book that shows our Presidents in true form rather than the sterile and boring portrayals we are used to.

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Patricia J. Thies

White House stories

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2010

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Great book about the White House and those who lived there. Easy read and very interesting stories. I enjoyed it a lot.

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Marie Whittaker

great book

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014

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this book was in good shape and came just as it was described. I got it as a gift for my son-in-law, and he is very happy with it.

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Chumley

Good storytelling

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2012

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Interesting little known stories about the occupants of the White House. Well organized and the stories were a mixture of humorous and sad as well as informative.

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