The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence

by Robert Klara

Book Overview

Critically acclaimed author Robert Klara leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the Truman administration's controversial rebuilding of the White House. In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House's second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team of the country's top architects conducted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250000270
• ISBN13: 9781250000279
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"