Presidential Retreats
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Author | : Peter Hannaford |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2012-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1451627157 |
A fascinating history of U.S. presidential vacation spots—collected for the first time in one guide that covers everything from Mount Vernon to Kennebunkport to Camp David. Where do you go to relax when you’re the leader of the free world? Even the president needs to get away from it all sometimes. From George Washington to Barack Obama, each of our presidents has sought solace from the tightly structured daily routines of the White House. As Ronald Reagan once said of his California ranch, “I do some of my best thinking there.” Peter Hannaford takes readers on a fascinating armchair vacation with each of our leaders, offering unique historical context for the why and the where of their chosen retreats. Which president asked visiting foreign dignitaries to send him seeds to plant at his family home? Who called his vacation property “Sherwood Forest” because it was “a good place for an outlaw”? Which adventure-loving Commander-in- Chief set up a Summer White House in New York every year? Who liked to cruise aboard the presidential yacht when faced with momentous wartime decisions? Who polled the American people to help him decide where to vacation? Presidential Retreats explores a side of the American presidency that we don’t often see—the downtime—as it offers an intriguing glimpse at the evolution of leisure time in this country.
Author | : Peter Hannaford |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2012-10-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1451627149 |
Looks at the retreats and homes where each president spent his downtime, providing historical context on why these sites were chosen by each Commander-in-Chief.
Author | : Lawrence Lauder Knutson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Presidents |
ISBN | : 9781931917407 |
Long years have passed since an American president, taking his cue from the customs of the diplomatic community, abandoned the White House for most of the summer to go home and take care of his personal business--then nearly always a farm, such as Jefferson's Monticello or Adams's Peacefield. Today the presidency is year-around. Time away from the White House must be fitted into the great puzzle of his overall responsibilities, and is inevitably shorter than in the distant past. Some of his work goes with him, as do several key advisors, a large detachment of Secret Service agents, and all the others essential to the well being of a president. Still, on vacation he is officially on his own and he chips away a little time for leisure. Away from the White House: Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations presents a lively and interesting slice of the presidency that most of us know little about: How the president relaxes away from the White House.-- Inside cover.
Author | : Kenneth T. Walsh |
Publisher | : Hyperion |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2005-05-11 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Presents a close-up look at the personal retreats, hideaways, and homes of America's presidents, assessing what such sites reveal about the characters of the presidents and the eras in which they lived.
Author | : Michael Giorgione |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Camp David (Md.) |
ISBN | : 9780316509626 |
"Camp David is American diplomacy's secret weapon. The home of the 2015 GCC and 2012 G8 summits, the 2000 Peace Summit, and the 1978 Peace Accords, the camp has played a vital role in American history over the past century, inviting Presidents and international leaders alike to converge, converse, and, perhaps most importantly, relax. A peaceful mountaintop setting, crucially removed from the constant scrutiny of the press, Camp David has served as both a site of critical diplomacy and unparalleled tranquility. It is where President and Mrs. Reagan rode horses through the mountains, where Gerald Ford could take a moment to jump on a trampoline with his daughter, where Nixon rode shotgun with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, and where Jimmy Carter could find the ultimate flight-sledding-only to break his clavicle two weeks before the end of his tenure. Under the pressure and stress, it is easy to forget that those occupying the highest seat in the land are, at the end of the day, human but at Camp David, we finally get to see these leaders at their most vulnerable, their most unguarded, and as their most true selves."--Amazon.com.
Author | : Gillian Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Presidents |
ISBN | : 9788123020754 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2019-10-15 |
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ISBN | : 9780578546162 |
Author | : Robert G. Tanner |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780842028820 |
Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good during the Civil War? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? These questions about Confederate strategy have dogged historians since Appomattox. Many have come to believe that the South might have won the Civil War if it had only avoided head-on battles, conducted an aggressive guerrilla campaign, and manoeuvred across wide swaths of territory. This volume offers a consideration of this widely-held theory.
Author | : Michael Genovese |
Publisher | : Infobase Holdings, Inc |
Total Pages | : 954 |
Release | : 2021-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1438199066 |
Praise for the first edition: "An altogether excellent introduction to the study of the presidency of the United States..."-Library Journal "...entries are well written...an excellent addition."-American Reference Books Annual "...an excellent resource...recommended..."-Booklist "Highly recommended."-Choice The most up-to-date reference of its kind, Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition is the definitive guide to the role of the president from the American Revolution through the present day. Offering a complete account of the presidency in U.S. history, this A-to-Z encyclopedia will make a great first stop for students and general readers looking for information on the executive branch of the American government. Its comprehensive scope spans the relationship between the executive and the other branches of government, court cases, elections, political opponents, scandals, and more. A valuable resource that provides concise information, Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition contains more than 750 entries. Entries include: Bully pulpit Commander in chief Economic policy Executive privilege Kamala Harris Impeachment Iraq War Thomas Jefferson Middle East Military tribunals New Deal Oval Office Franklin D. Roosevelt Situation room Donald Trump Veto power War powers Watergate White House and more.
Author | : W. Dale Nelson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1995-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
This text is a history of Camp David, the presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland, from its origins as Shangri-La in the Roosevelt administration. Using memoirs, interviews and presidential archives, it documents the people and activities of the presidential camp.