The Nixon White House Redecoration And Acquisition Program

Author : Patrick Phillips-Schrock
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476622385

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The Nixon White House Redecoration and Acquisition Program by Patrick Phillips-Schrock Pdf

A positive legacy of the troubled Nixon administration—and one virtually unknown to the American public—is the extensive acquisition of valuable art and antiques for the White House and the redecoration of the executive mansion by Pat Nixon. With the help of an aggressive curator, Clement Conger, and a talented interior designer, Edward Vason Jones, the First Lady quietly erased much of the historic décor of Jacqueline Kennedy’s Camelot and introduced an academic look to the State Rooms which endures to this day. Nixon marked his presidential territory with a complete renovation of the West Wing—a harbinger of the First Lady’s plans. They implemented a massive fundraising campaign to bankroll the refurbishment, which resulted in one of the foremost collections of art, art objects, furniture, paintings and sculpture in America. This book presents the never before told story of the Nixons’ remodeling of the White House, motivated by the approaching American Bicentennial and a desire to restore respect to the presidency through the arts.

Author : Michael Dobbs
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385350105

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King Richard by Michael Dobbs Pdf

ONE OF USA TODAY'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A riveting account of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president—from the best-selling author of One Minute to Midnight. In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. He enjoyed an almost 70 percent approval rating. But by April 1973, his presidency had fallen apart as the Watergate scandal metastasized into what White House counsel John Dean called “a full-blown cancer.” King Richard is the intimate, utterly absorbing narrative of the tension-packed hundred days when the Watergate conspiracy unraveled as the burglars and their handlers turned on one another, exposing the crimes of a vengeful president. Drawing on thousands of hours of newly-released taped recordings, Michael Dobbs takes us into the heart of the conspiracy, recreating these traumatic events in cinematic detail. He captures the growing paranoia of the principal players and their desperate attempts to deflect blame as the noose tightens around them. We eavesdrop on Nixon plotting with his aides, raging at his enemies, while also finding time for affectionate moments with his family. The result is an unprecedentedly vivid, close-up portrait of a president facing his greatest crisis. Central to the spellbinding drama is the tortured personality of Nixon himself, a man whose strengths, particularly his determination to win at all costs, become his fatal flaws. Rising from poverty to become the most powerful man in the world, he commits terrible errors of judgment that lead to his public disgrace. He makes himself—and then destroys himself. Structured like a classical tragedy with a uniquely American twist, King Richard is an epic, deeply human story of ambition, power, and betrayal.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : WISC:89066129222

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Historic Preservation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lester David,David Lester
Publisher : Berkley Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1979-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0425042537

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The Lonely Lady of San Clemente by Lester David,David Lester Pdf

Author : George B. Hartzog, Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0918825954

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Battling for the National Parks by George B. Hartzog, Jr. Pdf

The story of Hartzog's struggle to save and improve the American National Park system.

Author : James Archer Abbott,Elaine M. Rice
Publisher : International Thomson Publishing Services
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040561675

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Designing Camelot by James Archer Abbott,Elaine M. Rice Pdf

This exquisite book documents the extensive restoration of the White House under the Kennedy administration. It examines the physical transformation of America's premier residence from "home of the President" to house-museum". Kennedy enthusiasts, architects, interior designers, collectors, history buffs, preservationists, and White House watchers alike will covet this book. Full color throughout.

Author : Joan M. Mathys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biology
ISBN : CHI:38891357

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Guide to the Collections of the Smithsonian Videohistory Program by Joan M. Mathys Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578546167

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Entertaining at the White House by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1556 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : New York times
ISBN : UCD:31175029878900

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The New York Times Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1416576053

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PAT NIXON: THE UNTOLD STORY by Julie Nixon Eisenhower Pdf

From the pen of her daughter comes the fascinating biography of a truly remarkable First Lady: Pat Nixon. From the beginning of her relationship with a young California lawyer that she later followed to the White House through the horrors of the Vietnam era and Watergate, this portrait of Pat Nixon’s life is a loving tale of the gallant woman millions admired.

Author : Harry Obst
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452006161

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White House Interpreter by Harry Obst Pdf

What is going on behind closed doors when the President of the United States meets privately with another world leader whose language he does not speak. The only other American in the room is his interpreter who may also have to write the historical record of that meeting for posterity. In his introduction, the author leads us into this mysterious world through the meetings between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and their highly skilled interpreters. The author intimately knows this world, having interpreted for seven presidents from Lyndon Johnson through Bill Clinton. Five chapters are dedicated to the presidents he worked for most often: Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. We get to know these presidents as seen with the eyes of the interpreter in a lively and entertaining book, full of inside stories and anecdotes. The second purpose of the book is to introduce the reader to the profession of interpretation, a profession most Americans know precious little about. This is done with a minimum of theory and a wealth of practical examples, many of which are highly entertaining episodes, keeping the reader wanting to read on with a minimum of interruptions.

Author : Richard L. Berenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 0760734135

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Barnes & Noble Complete Illustrated Guidebook to Washington, D.C.'s Public Parks and Gardens by Richard L. Berenson Pdf

Author : Michael Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111952789

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Guide to the Presidency: Part V. The White House and the executive branch by Michael Nelson Pdf

Author : Citizens Against Government Waste
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466853140

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The Pig Book by Citizens Against Government Waste Pdf

The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32437000617098

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CIS Annual by Anonim Pdf