Author: Mark Gelhardt Sr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999758410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Colonel Mark Gelhardt had an atypical military career that landing him in The White House next to the President of the United States, where he was responsible for the last link of communications between the President and the rest of the Government. While a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the Army, Mark Gelhardt was selected by the top officials in the Government to be the Commander of the Data Systems Unit, as part of the White House Communications Agency. In this position he supported the President as the Chief Information Officers (CIO) for all classified Information Technology used by The White House. LTC Gelhardt worked at the White House for over four years (1995-1999), working with President Clinton and his staff almost every day, both on the White House grounds and traveling worldwide. This gave Mark Gelhardt unfettered access to the inner workings of The White House and the Presidency. Since retiring from the Army in 2001 Mark has been asked by many people about his time at the White House. Mark has many stories about what happened behind closed doors, and proudly speaks about the outstanding support done by the fantastic military members that support the Commander-in-Chief. Mark has taken the time to write down his experience about his day to day job at The White House and also about some of the funny stories he picked up along the way. Please enjoy this non-political book with surprising behind the scenes stories. I hope they provide you with some insight to the wonderful military members that work so hard to keep you safe every day in support the Presidnet/Commander-in-Chief.
My Time at the Clinton White House
Author: Mark Gelhardt Sr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999758410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Colonel Mark Gelhardt had an atypical military career that landing him in The White House next to the President of the United States, where he was responsible for the last link of communications between the President and the rest of the Government. While a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the Army, Mark Gelhardt was selected by the top officials in the Government to be the Commander of the Data Systems Unit, as part of the White House Communications Agency. In this position he supported the President as the Chief Information Officers (CIO) for all classified Information Technology used by The White House. LTC Gelhardt worked at the White House for over four years (1995-1999), working with President Clinton and his staff almost every day, both on the White House grounds and traveling worldwide. This gave Mark Gelhardt unfettered access to the inner workings of The White House and the Presidency. Since retiring from the Army in 2001 Mark has been asked by many people about his time at the White House. Mark has many stories about what happened behind closed doors, and proudly speaks about the outstanding support done by the fantastic military members that support the Commander-in-Chief. Mark has taken the time to write down his experience about his day to day job at The White House and also about some of the funny stories he picked up along the way. Please enjoy this non-political book with surprising behind the scenes stories. I hope they provide you with some insight to the wonderful military members that work so hard to keep you safe every day in support the Presidnet/Commander-in-Chief.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999758410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Colonel Mark Gelhardt had an atypical military career that landing him in The White House next to the President of the United States, where he was responsible for the last link of communications between the President and the rest of the Government. While a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the Army, Mark Gelhardt was selected by the top officials in the Government to be the Commander of the Data Systems Unit, as part of the White House Communications Agency. In this position he supported the President as the Chief Information Officers (CIO) for all classified Information Technology used by The White House. LTC Gelhardt worked at the White House for over four years (1995-1999), working with President Clinton and his staff almost every day, both on the White House grounds and traveling worldwide. This gave Mark Gelhardt unfettered access to the inner workings of The White House and the Presidency. Since retiring from the Army in 2001 Mark has been asked by many people about his time at the White House. Mark has many stories about what happened behind closed doors, and proudly speaks about the outstanding support done by the fantastic military members that support the Commander-in-Chief. Mark has taken the time to write down his experience about his day to day job at The White House and also about some of the funny stories he picked up along the way. Please enjoy this non-political book with surprising behind the scenes stories. I hope they provide you with some insight to the wonderful military members that work so hard to keep you safe every day in support the Presidnet/Commander-in-Chief.
Personality, Character, and Leadership in the White House
Author: Steven J. Rubenzer
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 161234285X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Analyzing the American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 161234285X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Analyzing the American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush
Real Life at the White House
Author: John Whitcomb
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415939515
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
An irresistible chronological overview of daily life in the presidential residence. Divided into 42 chapters representing each succeeding administration, this survey is brimming with fun facts, tantalizing tidbits, and memorable anecdotes detailing two centuries of domestic bliss and strife in the White House. From George Washington, who chose the sight and initiated work on the presidential mansion, to Bill Clinton, whose well-documented White House escapades titillated and scandalized the nation, each individual president has contributed to the mystique of the most readily recognized home in the U.S. Together with scores of drawings, portraits, and photographs, the breezy text chronicles the significant physical, social, and emotional changes wrought by each First Family as they sought to personalize daily life in the White House.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415939515
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
An irresistible chronological overview of daily life in the presidential residence. Divided into 42 chapters representing each succeeding administration, this survey is brimming with fun facts, tantalizing tidbits, and memorable anecdotes detailing two centuries of domestic bliss and strife in the White House. From George Washington, who chose the sight and initiated work on the presidential mansion, to Bill Clinton, whose well-documented White House escapades titillated and scandalized the nation, each individual president has contributed to the mystique of the most readily recognized home in the U.S. Together with scores of drawings, portraits, and photographs, the breezy text chronicles the significant physical, social, and emotional changes wrought by each First Family as they sought to personalize daily life in the White House.
Washington's Farewell Address
Author: George Washington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
President Carter
Author: Stuart E. Eizenstat
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250104572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments—drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes. Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White House, where he served as Chief Domestic Policy Adviser. He was directly involved in all domestic and economic decisions as well as in many foreign policy ones. Famous for the legal pads he took to every meeting, he draws on more than 5,000 pages of notes and 350 interviews of all the major figures of the time, to write the comprehensive history of an underappreciated president—and to give an intimate view on how the presidency works. Eizenstat reveals the grueling negotiations behind Carter’s peace between Israel and Egypt, what led to the return of the Panama Canal, and how Carter made human rights a presidential imperative. He follows Carter’s passing of America’s first comprehensive energy policy, and his deregulation of the oil, gas, transportation, and communications industries. And he details the creation of the modern vice-presidency. Eizenstat also details Carter’s many missteps, including the Iranian Hostage Crisis, because Carter’s desire to do the right thing, not the political thing, often hurt him and alienated Congress. His willingness to tackle intractable problems, however, led to major, long-lasting accomplishments. This major work of history shows first-hand where Carter succeeded, where he failed, and how he set up many successes of later presidents.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250104572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments—drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes. Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White House, where he served as Chief Domestic Policy Adviser. He was directly involved in all domestic and economic decisions as well as in many foreign policy ones. Famous for the legal pads he took to every meeting, he draws on more than 5,000 pages of notes and 350 interviews of all the major figures of the time, to write the comprehensive history of an underappreciated president—and to give an intimate view on how the presidency works. Eizenstat reveals the grueling negotiations behind Carter’s peace between Israel and Egypt, what led to the return of the Panama Canal, and how Carter made human rights a presidential imperative. He follows Carter’s passing of America’s first comprehensive energy policy, and his deregulation of the oil, gas, transportation, and communications industries. And he details the creation of the modern vice-presidency. Eizenstat also details Carter’s many missteps, including the Iranian Hostage Crisis, because Carter’s desire to do the right thing, not the political thing, often hurt him and alienated Congress. His willingness to tackle intractable problems, however, led to major, long-lasting accomplishments. This major work of history shows first-hand where Carter succeeded, where he failed, and how he set up many successes of later presidents.
Lion in the White House
Author: Aida D. Donald
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465010326
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York State Assemblyman, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, New York City Police Commissioner, Governor of New York, Vice President and, at forty-two, the youngest President ever-in his own words, Theodore Roosevelt "rose like a rocket." He was also a cowboy, a soldier, a historian, an intrepid explorer, and an unsurpassed environmentalist-all in all, perhaps the most accomplished Chief Executive in our nation's history. In Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt, historian Aida Donald masterfully chronicles the life of this first modern president. TR's accomplishments in office were immense. As President, Roosevelt redesigned the office of Chief Executive and the workings of the Republican Party to meet the challenges of the new industrial economy. Believing that the emerging aristocracy of wealth represented a genuine threat to democracy, TR broke trusts to curb the rapacity of big business. He improved economic and social conditions for the average American. Roosevelt built the Panama Canal and engaged the country in world affairs, putting a temporary end to American isolationism. And he won the Nobel Peace Prize-the only sitting president ever so honored. Throughout his public career, TR fought valiantly to steer the GOP back to its noblest ideals as embodied by Abraham Lincoln. Alas, his hopes for his party were quashed by the GOP's strong rightward turn in the years after he left office. But his vision for America lives on. In lapidary prose, this concise biography recounts the courageous life of one of the greatest leaders our nation has ever known.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465010326
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York State Assemblyman, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, New York City Police Commissioner, Governor of New York, Vice President and, at forty-two, the youngest President ever-in his own words, Theodore Roosevelt "rose like a rocket." He was also a cowboy, a soldier, a historian, an intrepid explorer, and an unsurpassed environmentalist-all in all, perhaps the most accomplished Chief Executive in our nation's history. In Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt, historian Aida Donald masterfully chronicles the life of this first modern president. TR's accomplishments in office were immense. As President, Roosevelt redesigned the office of Chief Executive and the workings of the Republican Party to meet the challenges of the new industrial economy. Believing that the emerging aristocracy of wealth represented a genuine threat to democracy, TR broke trusts to curb the rapacity of big business. He improved economic and social conditions for the average American. Roosevelt built the Panama Canal and engaged the country in world affairs, putting a temporary end to American isolationism. And he won the Nobel Peace Prize-the only sitting president ever so honored. Throughout his public career, TR fought valiantly to steer the GOP back to its noblest ideals as embodied by Abraham Lincoln. Alas, his hopes for his party were quashed by the GOP's strong rightward turn in the years after he left office. But his vision for America lives on. In lapidary prose, this concise biography recounts the courageous life of one of the greatest leaders our nation has ever known.
My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House
Author: Lillian Rogers Parks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This is the combined biography of two domestic servants, a mother and her daughter, each of whom worked for thirty years in the White House. In 1909, he mother was hired by President Taft, who was the first president ever to allow a Black person to enter the White House. She worked in the White House until 1939. Her daughter was hired by President Hoover in 1929 and she worked there until the final days of the Eisenhower Administration in 1959. This book should be required reading for every serious student of American history. The authors were eye witnesses to some of the great events of history and offer different prospectives from that found elsewhere. For example, we learn that when Calvin Coolidge announced in 1927 that he did not intend to run for re-election, he was playing hard-to-get. He believed that the people would insist that he accept a third term of office. He expected to be drafted. He actually wanted a third term in office. Coolidge was disappointed when Herbert Hoover was nominated as he disagreed with Hoover's ideas and policies. We learn that in the last year and a half of the presidency of President Woodrow Wilson, he had to be wheeled around the White House in a wheel chair and was often engaged in "sickbed rambling." When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as president, he was an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Few Americans knew this and elaborate means were devised to make it appear that Roosevelt was robust and healthy. Whenever he was to speak, railings were created beside where he was to be standing. This was done so that it would appear that FDR was walking, taking a few steps up to the speaker's podium, when in reality the handrails were holding him up and he was dragging his feet a short distance to create the illusion that he was walking. Also, Roosevelt was dependent on his mother, Sara Delano, who had all the money and controlled his finances.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This is the combined biography of two domestic servants, a mother and her daughter, each of whom worked for thirty years in the White House. In 1909, he mother was hired by President Taft, who was the first president ever to allow a Black person to enter the White House. She worked in the White House until 1939. Her daughter was hired by President Hoover in 1929 and she worked there until the final days of the Eisenhower Administration in 1959. This book should be required reading for every serious student of American history. The authors were eye witnesses to some of the great events of history and offer different prospectives from that found elsewhere. For example, we learn that when Calvin Coolidge announced in 1927 that he did not intend to run for re-election, he was playing hard-to-get. He believed that the people would insist that he accept a third term of office. He expected to be drafted. He actually wanted a third term in office. Coolidge was disappointed when Herbert Hoover was nominated as he disagreed with Hoover's ideas and policies. We learn that in the last year and a half of the presidency of President Woodrow Wilson, he had to be wheeled around the White House in a wheel chair and was often engaged in "sickbed rambling." When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as president, he was an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Few Americans knew this and elaborate means were devised to make it appear that Roosevelt was robust and healthy. Whenever he was to speak, railings were created beside where he was to be standing. This was done so that it would appear that FDR was walking, taking a few steps up to the speaker's podium, when in reality the handrails were holding him up and he was dragging his feet a short distance to create the illusion that he was walking. Also, Roosevelt was dependent on his mother, Sara Delano, who had all the money and controlled his finances.
Inside Trump's White House
Author: Doug Wead
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1546085866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
After dozens of books and articles by anonymous sources, here is finally a history of the Trump White House with the President and his staff talking openly, on the record. In Inside Trump's White House, Doug Wead offers a sweeping, eloquent history of President Donald J. Trump's first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book will include never-before-reported stories and scoops, including how President Trump turned around the American economy, how he "never complains and never explains," and how his actions sometimes lead to misunderstandings with the media and the public. It also includes exclusive interviews with the Trump family about the Mueller report, and narrates their reactions when the report was finally released. Contains Interviews with the President in the Oval Office, chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric and Lara Trump, and White House insiders.
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1546085866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
After dozens of books and articles by anonymous sources, here is finally a history of the Trump White House with the President and his staff talking openly, on the record. In Inside Trump's White House, Doug Wead offers a sweeping, eloquent history of President Donald J. Trump's first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book will include never-before-reported stories and scoops, including how President Trump turned around the American economy, how he "never complains and never explains," and how his actions sometimes lead to misunderstandings with the media and the public. It also includes exclusive interviews with the Trump family about the Mueller report, and narrates their reactions when the report was finally released. Contains Interviews with the President in the Oval Office, chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric and Lara Trump, and White House insiders.
Upstairs at the White House
Author: J. B. West
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480449385
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state. J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called “one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met,” provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt’s fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480449385
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state. J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called “one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met,” provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt’s fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.
The White House
Author: JaQuavis Coleman
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
While working as a maid in a large white house, Draya is confronted with the chance at a risky payday, a situation that quickly devolves into mayhem.
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
While working as a maid in a large white house, Draya is confronted with the chance at a risky payday, a situation that quickly devolves into mayhem.