{"product_id":"real-life-at-the-white-house-200-years-of-daily-life-at-americas-most-famous-residence-paperback","title":"Real Life at the White House: 200 Years of Daily Life at America's Most Famous Residence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Whitcomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Whitcomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrate the 200th anniversary of the White House with this richly illustrated new book on America's, if not the world's, most famous residence. Abigail Adams dried her wash in the unfinished East Room. Benjamin Harrison left the lights burning all night because he feared being shocked by the newly installed electric switches. LBJ waged an obsessive battle with the water pressure in the shower, demanding shower heads on all sides. His successor, Richard Nixon, promptly had them removed. The White House has not always been the ideal home, and as each president moved in, he transformed the house in small and large ways to fit his family's needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReal Life at the White House\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates two centuries of domestic life in this historic abode. In forty-two chapters - one for each administration - this stylish sourcebook takes us on an intimate tour of the daily life of each president and his family, bringing into view everything from china patterns to built-in closets (a luxury added during the Truman renovation), from plumbing to telephones (Coolidge refused to use the phone for business) from architectural structure to state dinners and family meals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with hundreds of anecdotes, photographs, and presidential quotes from Washington(who never lived there but oversaw the first plans) to Clinton, this thoroughly engaging book captures the texture of presidential life while documenting the very human history of a house.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather\/daughter author team \u003cstrong\u003eJohn and Claire Whitcomb\u003c\/strong\u003e have previously collaborated on \u003cem\u003eOh Say Can You See: Unexpected\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnecdotes about American History\u003c\/em\u003e (1987) and \u003cem\u003eGreat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Anecdotes\u003c\/em\u003e (1994). John Whitcomb has taught American history for 32 years. Claire Whitcomb has written extensively about houses and history while on the staffs of magazines such as \u003cem\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHouse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVictoria\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 532\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610935652634,"sku":"9780415939515","price":85.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/hkoDzltAfr9780415939515.webp?v=1785376381","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/real-life-at-the-white-house-200-years-of-daily-life-at-americas-most-famous-residence-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}