A Treasury of White House Tales

by Webb B. Garrison

From George Washington to George W. Bush, Americans have been fascinated withthe men who held the most powerful office in the world. In A Treasury ofWhite House Tales , fifty-one stories about our presidents and their familiesare told, illustrated with more than 100 photographs. Originally released in1989, this book by popular writer Webb Garrison has been updated by hisgranddaughter to include stories about Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. In thisbook the reader will discover...  

Genres: Presidents, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College, wrote more than 55 books. Before his death in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Sandy]

There was a lot in this book. Most of the tales came well before my time. I wish there was more from my era. I did enjoy learning trivia facts about many presidents I knew nothing about except their names.

[Dano]

Fun read

[Anna]

A fascinating collection of little-known stories and anecdotes of presidential experiences. I loved finding out these uncommon facts of the chief executives and their wives and families. Corruption and foolishness didn't start recently, that's for sure.
And they don't make men like they used to...these presidents who had vast military careers...fighting for, being injured for, crashing out of planes for the country the would later lead. Wow.

[Judy]

I picked up this book because my "friend" (hello, Boo) coerced me into teaching a noncredit class about American history. This book seemed to fit the ticket. Fun facts about the presidents and their families. It was okay. Most of us probably knew most of these "fun facts", but I still learned a thing or two. Read only if you are bored.

[Craig]

A few interesting stories, but nothing stunningly original and this type of book has been written before and typically has been done with more professionalism than this questionably researched version.

[Sue]

Eh, it was pretty typical of these types of books. I learned a couple of new things, but there was too much emphasis on Washington and Lincoln, par for the course.