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America's First Families An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White House

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ISBN-10: 0684864428

ISBN-13: 9780684864426

Edition: 2000

Authors: Carl Sferrazza Anthony

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Packed with more than 300 photographs from archives and private collections -- many published here for the first time -- entertaining anecdotes, political analysis, the dynamics of family relationships, and behind-the-scenes gossip,America's First Familiesoffers the first up-close look at the families -- from John and Abigail Adams in 1800 to Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who have intrigued and entranced the American public for two centuries. Carl Sferrazza Anthony opens the door to the world's most famous residence to reveal life as it was actually lived there. He takes readers into the heart of loyalties and estrangements, and the emotional pressures that politics brings to bear upon the…    
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 11/2/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English

Carl Sferrazza Anthony is the nation's leading authority on the political power and social influence of First Ladies, and his written extensively about the First Families. He is the author of several books including America's First Families and As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Words of Her Friends and Family, which includes exclusive interviews with Senator Ted Kennedy. He has written for George, American Heritage, The Washington Post, The New York Times and many other publications and is a contributor to Voter.com.

Introduction: Plain and Fancy
Entrances
The First White House Family
The Family's First Day
A Home Within a Symbol
Relationships
The Spouse
The Children
The Grandchildren
The Parents
Extended Family
Life in the White House
Celebration and Ceremony
Well-Being
Faith
The Home Office
Pets and Pastimes
Recreation
Hospitality
Young Life
Looking the Part
Farewells and Reunions
Members of All the White House Families
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index