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The White House : the history of an American idea / William Seale. by Seale, William

Subjects: “…White House (Washington, D.C.) sh 85146483…”

The White House : an illustrated architectural history / Patrick Phillips-Schrock ; foreword by James Archer Abbott. by Phillips-Schrock, Patrick, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…The First Presidential Houses in New York City and Philadelphia, 1789-1800 -- The President's Palace Planned, 1790-1792 -- Competition for the Design of the President's House, 1792 -- Construction, 1792-1800 -- Revision, 1801-1809 -- The Burning of the President's House, 1814-1815 -- Rebuilding the Executive Mansion, 1815-1860 -- Modernization, 1860-1902 -- Restoration of the White House, 1902-1916 -- Enlargement, 1927-1945 -- Renovation, 1949-1952 -- Revitalization, 1961-1969 -- Preservation, 1970-2012 -- The White House as a National Monument -- Interior Detail: The Blue Room, 1792-2012.…”

The White House / Makematic.

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The White House : its historic furnishings and first families / by Betty Monkman ; principal photography by Bruce White. by Monkman, Betty C.

Subjects: “…White House (Washington, D.C.) History. sh 85146483…”

The White House : an illustrated history / Catherine O'Neill Grace. by Grace, Catherine O'Neill, 1950-

Subjects: “…White House (Washington, D.C.) Juvenile literature. sh 85146483…”
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Building The White House

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The White House staff : inside the West Wing and beyond / Bradley H. Patterson Jr. by Patterson, Bradley H. (Bradley Hawkes), 1921-2020

Table of Contents: “…Outside and inside the White House: Outside the gates: a no-consensus society -- Inside the gates: alternatives for organizing a White House -- The not-so-bashful bureaucracy: The assistant to the president for National Security Affairs -- "To summarize and analyze ... refine the conflicting views": the domestic policy staff -- The National Economic Council -- The "just-us" department: the counsel to the president -- Legislative affairs: "an ambulatory bridge across a constitutional gulf" -- Equidistant in an adversarial relationship: the press secretary -- The continuing campaign: the office of communications -- Judson Welliver and his successors: the speechwriting office -- Representing interests and building coalitions: the office of public liaison -- Achievements versus activities: the office of presidential scheduling -- Energizer for federalism: the office of intergovernmental affairs -- Supporting political central: the office of political affairs and independent political consultants -- Control all the way down: the office of presidential personnel -- Manager of apparently effortless success: the advance office -- First-magnitude czars: special assistant for special purposes -- First special counselor: the president's spouse -- Second special counselor: the vice president -- Third special counselor: the vice president's spouse -- The president's centripetal offices -- The professional White House: Serving the presidency: the professional staffs of the modern White House -- White House service in the years ahead: The essence of White House service: looking to the future.…”
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Little white houses : how the postwar home constructed race in America / Dianne Harris. by Harris, Dianne Suzette

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Lion in the White House : a life of Theodore Roosevelt / Aida D. Donald. by Donald, Aïda DiPace

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With Lincoln in the White House : Letters, Memoranda, and other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865.

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An outsider in the White House : Jimmy Carter, his advisors, and the making of American foreign policy / Betty Glad. by Glad, Betty

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The man in the White House : his powers and duties / by Wilfred E. Binkley. by Binkley, Wilfred E. (Wilfred Ellsworth), 1883-1965

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Prisoners of the White House : the Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership. by Walsh, Kenneth T.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Seven Harry Truman Connected to EverymanChapter Eight Ronald Reagan Middle-Class Roots; Chapter Nine Bill Clinton Escapes from Disaster; Chapter Ten Barack Obama Beyond the Beltway; Part IV From Wizards to Chicken Peddlers; Chapter Eleven The Wizards of the White House; Chapter Twelve Breaking Out of the Bubble; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.…”
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Lincoln's White House : the People's House in Wartime. by Conroy, James B.

Table of Contents: “…Lincoln's White House ; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 The Painful Sense of Becoming Educated; 2 A Strange Mixture of Enthusiasm and Greed; 3 Plain and Simple in Its Appointments; 4 A Miscellaneous Assortment of Life and Character; 5 The White House Is Turned into Barracks; 6 It Is Good to Look at Beauty Once in a While; 7 Ink Stained and Work Worn; 8 The Republican Queen in Her White Palace; 9 This Is a God-Forsaken Hole; 10 This Damned Old House; 11 My Public Opinion Baths; 12 Bright Jewels and Bright Eyes; 13 Not an American Crime; 14 Bundles and Bales; 15 Like So Many Greenhead Flies.…”
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Life in the White House : a social history of the first family and the president's house / [edited by] Robert P. Watson.

Table of Contents: “…Mahan -- Rooms of their own : first ladies and their impact on historic White House rooms / Elizabeth Lorelei Thacker-Estrada -- The media in their midst / Carol Lynn Bower -- The Carter White House : the public and semiprivate lives of the first family / Virginia A. …”
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The White House world : transitions, organization, and office operations / edited by Martha Joynt Kumar and Terry Sullivan.

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The White House transcripts /... by Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

Little white houses : how the postwar home constructed race in America / Dianne Harris. by Harris, Dianne Suzette

White House years / Henry Kissinger. by Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023