Presidential Vacations & Retreats
"When the commander in chief goes on holiday he carries history along with the sun tan oil."
--Lawrence L. Knutson, Escaping the Gilded Cage
America's presidents have been trying to get away from it all for more than two centuries and never quite succeeding. The demands of the job and the dictates of history follow them all. But whether they prefer seaside cottages or western ranches, a trout stream or a golf course, vacationing presidents find the pursuit of leisure can clear the mind, rest the body and lend a touch of humanity to a political image.
The White House State Dinner [PDF]
A state dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous of White House affairs. But behind the festive exterior of the social scene, the important business of government goes on — information is gathered — opinions exchanged — powerful connections made and appearances upheld. For these reasons White House state dinner invitations are the most important and the most sought after in the nation’s social whirl.
USEFUL SITE LINKS: [on whitehousehistory.org]
