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Interdisciplinary essays on the White House and the lives of first families.This unique perspective on the White House, one of the most readily identifiable structures in the world, brings together the views of librarians, journalists, political advisers, attorneys, researchers, and professors. Filled with anecdotes, little-known facts, and scholarly analysis, the book shows how “The People's House” has been shaped and molded both architecturally and philosophically by the different administrations over the past 200 years.Erudite and entertaining, Life in the White House looks at the social history of the first family, the creation of the president's home, and efforts by first families to carve out a space for the important business of family, while preserving the history of their famous residence. This public museum and private residence, which began as the result of a $500 Jefferson-era architectural design contest, now symbolizes one of the world's great superpowers.Robert P. Watson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. He has published several books, including the coedited volume (with Colton C. Campbell) Campaigns and Elections: Issues, Co

Author

Watson, Robert P., 1962-

Publisher

Albany: State University of New York Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781423739876

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography