Very interesting. A must read for White House history.

Enjoyed Ms. Truman's book on the White House and the First Families. The history told from a different perspective, a member of the small group of people who lived there.

I have read some of her other work, the mystery stories based in and around the Nation's Capital and admit I like the way she structures her stories. This book doesn't fit in the style she seems to be more comfortable with. There is no plot to build to, there are no protagonists/antagonists to pit against each other; it seems to be quite a bit harder for her to "thread" the stories together

In this book she brings the various events together with the participants and let's us see the First Family, warts and all.

What I really enjoyed are the anecdotes that demonstrate the frustrations that the various Presidents faced in dealing with every day issues (the staff, the press and being in the spotlight every moment of the day. Particularly the press and the contrasting styles of different Presidents in how they dealt with them.

It was interesting, although I had hoped to hear more about her life in the White House. She speaks mainly about others, a lot of it I'd already heard. I would have loved to know about her day to day life inside the White House.

There were some good stories in here, but it seemed as if Margaret Truman focused on mainly a few presidents and their stays. There was a lot about Truman (obviously), FDR, and Coolidge. Sprinkled in there were Lincoln, Adams, Washington, Monroe, and Teddy Roosevelt. Very little was said about any presidencies from the last 40 years. I guess it just seemed a little outmoded. Also, Truman was biased towards her father. I understand that this may be expected, but sometimes it was just too much. The author seemed to toot her horn in a few places. The most painful occurrence of this was when she not-so-subtly took credit for the Lincoln Bedroom being moved to its present place. I don't know why that rubbed me the wrong way; maybe it was the way it was worded. But there are lots of fun anecdotes about White House pets, the press, and renovations (another Truman-was-perfect topic). This is a good quick read for anyone who's generally interested in learning about the history of the White House from a first-hand, non-academic source.

Simplistic, bounced all over the place.

There were a few tidbits I found interesting

Quick read

Did not care to finish this.

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Fun and easy read about various aspects of the White House and it's inhabitants.

If you like random American trivia, than this book is a must! Very interesting presentation of White House history. This book includes tidbits of everythig from the actual building and its few times it was almost demolished to the White House weddings and which presidential family members actually got married there. Interesting to note - Thomas Jefferson was adamantly against women doing anything than entertaining in the White House. (Maybe we would be better off as a country if we took some of that advice. Also, the development of the secret service is included in this book. The author can write from a unique perspective because she actually lived in the White House. She tells a story of having some friends over for a dinner party. A couple decided to go exploring. In another room was a great big chandelier. The girl asked the guy to lift her up to it so she could see it. When she was close enough, she held on to the metal and he left her hanging there for a while until someone else noticed she was missing. This is just one of the many anecdotes in this book.

I didn't really like the conversational tone and Margaret Truman got kind of annoying too me. There was too much, "Daddy this... and Daddy that..." and lots of opinion - not as much history.

Margaret Truman gave us a true gift in writing this book. From historical information about the White House to interesting tales about the people who work in it. From amazing anecdotes about the Presidents, the First Ladies, the First Children and their playmates, and even their grandchildren, this book is fascinating from beginning to end. I highly recommend this historically informative and wonderfully entertaining book!

Sandra Burr did an excellent job narrating Truman’s work. I thoroughly enjoyed her rendition and I have located other books she has read because I appreciated her reading of this book.

Would be much better without the personal asides and assertions of how great Harry and Bess Truman were