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The hidden White House : Harry Truman and the reconstruction of America's most famous residence Cover Image Book

The hidden White House : Harry Truman and the reconstruction of America's most famous residence

Klara, Robert (author.).

Summary: "In 1948, Harry Truman, President of the United States, almost fell through the ceiling of the Blue Room in a bathtub into a meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A team of the nation's top architects was hastily assembled to inspect the White House, and upon seeing the state the old mansion was in, insisted the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed was the biggest home-improvement job the nation had ever seen"--

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  • ISBN: 9781250000279
  • ISBN: 1250000270
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : St Martins Pr, 2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-358) and index.

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Subject: Truman, Harry S 1884-1972
White House (Washington, D.C.) History 20th century
Public buildings Repair and reconstruction Washington (D.C.) History 20th century
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