The White House is the world's most famous house, but it's still a mystery to most people. Melinda Bates is the Ultimate White House Insider, and her funny and engaging memoir swings open the doors of America's House, inviting us all in for an enlightening and entertaining look.
White House Story is a behind-the-scenes peek at life and work at the pinnacle of American political achievement, written by the only person in history to run the White House Visitors Office for all eight years of an administration. From her perch in the East Wing, Bates organized brilliant Easter Egg Rolls, fireworks viewings, and ceremonies for visiting heads of state. Breakfast with Tom Hanks, lunch with Michael Douglas, a visit with Oprah Winfrey, tea with Dr. Ruth, gifts from the King of Morocco, and dinner seated next to President Bill Clinton were all in a day's work.
Bates' colorful and candid memior welcomes the reader backstage as celebrities, dignitaries and political power brokers visit President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. How does the White House really work? What happens when it doesn’t work? How does someone get a job there? Everybody loves the White House, and White House Story is a zany, heart-breaking, and compelling first- hand account of eight amazing years of American history. Everyone following the Obama White House with interest will want to read this first, to understand what life is like for President Obama, Mrs. Obama, and the new White House staff as they make their own mark on history.
Color photos illustrating these stories can be found at www.WhiteHouseBook.com.
This is the same book as Clintonista, a White House Memoir, with a different title.
White House Story is a behind-the-scenes peek at life and work at the pinnacle of American political achievement, written by the only person in history to run the White House Visitors Office for all eight years of an administration. From her perch in the East Wing, Bates organized brilliant Easter Egg Rolls, fireworks viewings, and ceremonies for visiting heads of state. Breakfast with Tom Hanks, lunch with Michael Douglas, a visit with Oprah Winfrey, tea with Dr. Ruth, gifts from the King of Morocco, and dinner seated next to President Bill Clinton were all in a day's work.
Bates' colorful and candid memior welcomes the reader backstage as celebrities, dignitaries and political power brokers visit President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. How does the White House really work? What happens when it doesn’t work? How does someone get a job there? Everybody loves the White House, and White House Story is a zany, heart-breaking, and compelling first- hand account of eight amazing years of American history. Everyone following the Obama White House with interest will want to read this first, to understand what life is like for President Obama, Mrs. Obama, and the new White House staff as they make their own mark on history.
Color photos illustrating these stories can be found at www.WhiteHouseBook.com.
This is the same book as Clintonista, a White House Memoir, with a different title.
