This Day in Presidential History
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598889435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A frequent speaker at presidential libraries around the country, he is also a contributing columnist for USA Today and MarketWatch, and his work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, Real Clear Politics, National Review and The Week.. About the AuthorPaul Brandus, the author of the acclaimed Under This Roof: A History of the White House and Presidency (Lyons Press, 2015), is an award-winning, independent member of the White House press corps. He founded West Wing Reports in 2009 (Twitter: @WestWingReport--currently 360,000 followers), and provides re
Senate* the president who gambled away the White House china* the joyriding teens who crashed into the president's car--and lived to tell the tale.* the secret swearing in* and much more.Brandus's previous book, Under This Roof, was one of Publishers Weekly's "25 Christmas Recommendations.". Arranged by month, This Day in Presidential History will surprise its readers with the inside information that Brandus has uncovered in his years on the White House beat.Here are stories that span war and peace, sex and scandal, frivolity and tragedy--and everything in between, including:* the night Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth met at Ford's Theatre--17 months before Booth's crime.* the advice Richard Nixon gave Donald Trump* the president who immediately went to bed after his swearing in* the only president to be censured by the U.S. The Atlantic calls Brandus "one of the top Washington insiders you should follow on Twitter"--and more than 360,000 people do follow him @WestWingReport.For each of the 366 days of the year, Brandus offers a little-known, fascinating fact; a historical anecdote; and pithy
A frequent speaker at presidential libraries around the country, he is also a contributing columnist for USA Today and MarketWatch, and his work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, Real Clear Politics, National Review and The Week.. Paul Brandus, the author of the acclaimed Under This Roof: A History of the White House and Presidency (Lyons Press, 2015), is an award-w