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Feature : "THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE," by William Seale
 
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The President’s House: A History by noted historian William Seale, published by the White House Historical Association in two rich volumes, chronicles both the unique continuum of the White House in American history and its human side as home to presidents and their families. It chronicles every president from George Washington to George H.W. Bush. The William J. Clinton and George W. Bush years are included in an epilogue.

“Granting that walls can’t talk, I’ve done my best to make them seem to in The President’s House,” says author Seale.  “I’ve sought out documents, old letters and books and brought them together, president by president. And I’ve made every use I possibly could of the house as it stands, going over it carefully, attic to cellar, for what it can tell about its past and how it was, as well as how it is today.”

“Intensely human, prodigiously researched, and gracefully told, this is, in so many ways, Our Story – the narrative of a nation as embodied in a house and its occupants . . . Nobody knows more about the White House than William Seale, and no one can match his gift for making America’s House come alive through centuries.” Richard Norton Smith, Presidential Historian

William Seale talks about "The President's House" in eight video segments. [CLICK EACH IMAGE TO VIEW CLIP]


William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 1. Presidents Who Shaped the White House
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 2. The White House as a Symbol
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 3. The Tradition of Presenting Diplomatic Credentials
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 4. The Tradition of the New Year's Reception
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 5. An Interactive White House
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 6. The White House as a Museum
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 7. The White House as an Office
William Seale talks about "The President's House" | 8. The White House as a Home

William Seale on C-SPAN: View William Seale as a guest historian on C-SPAN’s week long high definition film series: "The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home.".


WHHA Press Release: "The President’s House: A History" by William Seale



William Seale is a historian who has studied and published on the White House for more than twenty years. In addition to The President’s House, he published The White House: History of an American Idea, and The White House Garden. He is actively involved in the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and is editor of White House History, the journal of the White House Historical Association.


Media Inquiries:  Maria Downs | mdowns@whha.org
Image Assistance: Hillary Crehan | hcrehan@whha.org


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