Saturday, October 16, 2010
The White House
(After all his hard work, George Washington is the only president who didn’t get to live in the White House.)
In honor of the traveling exhibit James Hoban: Architect of the White House that will be at our library through the end of November, we are having lots of events to make the display more meaningful for children. Every week we host at least 2 school field trips to theexhibit, and this Sunday afternoon we are having an old-fashioned White House tea party for elementary school age children. Thanks to a generous donation from the Charles P. Ferro Foundation, next month the wonderful architect Margi Nothard Glavovic will present a building workshop for kids of all ages.
President Truman ordered an immediate renovation when the leg of his daughter’s
piano fell through the ceiling. (Nixon and Truman were both excellent pianists.)
their pony Algonquin upstairs in the elevator.
I have enjoyed researching family life in the White House. Here is where I found most of my information:
Non-fiction books:
Roosevelt, Curtis. Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor. New York: PublicAffairs, 2008.
See last week’s post.
Websites:
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: jfklibrary.org
Library of Congress: loc.gov
The White House Historical Association: whitehousehistory.org
The White House: whitehouse.gov
Teen chick lit at its best.
In this story the kids’ mom is the president.
Nine year old Liberty Porter wants to the be the best First Daughter ever.