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# Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories Hardcover – Illustrated, September 29, 2015

**Brand:** paul brandus
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- **What is this?** Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories Hardcover – Illustrated, September 29, 2015 by paul brandus
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## Customer Reviews

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    Mostly about Presidents, not the House
  

*by J***H on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2017*

I bought this book because I thought it was going to be mostly about the White House, the building.  It turned out to be much more about the Presidents, but I enjoyed it all the same.  I've read lots of books about the Presidents, but this book did contain quite a lot of interesting facts that I never knew.  For instance, I had no idea Warren Harding was considered to be a heartthrob.  Really!  Google his picture; he is not my idea of a matinee idol, but in his day, he was.  There is some information about the WH, but not as much as I wanted.  Also, I marked it down a star, because I wished for more pictures of the interiors.  Be aware that although the book is in chronological order, it skips a lot of Presidents.

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    White House Walls dish on famous residents to award-winning White House reporter
  

*by P***. on Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015*

How many times have you been in an old building and have said to yourself, “If only these walls could talk?”Well, apparently, day after day, the walls of the White House talked to one of its current residents, award-winning White House Press Corp reporter Paul Brandus.And Paul wrote it all down, added some tantalizing tidbits of behind-the-scenes American History that occurred between these walls, and published this ‘can’t-put-it-down’ inside story of one of America’s greatest icons, The White House.Behind its solid façade, The White House has been one of America’s greatest fixer-uppers.Right from day one and given a choice between affairs-of-state and home-repair, American Presidents have always chosen the former.Many Americans living today only know Jackie Kennedy’s White House, a beautiful showcase to the grandeur and history of the American Presidency.But the White House walls told Paul a different story, of John Adams freezing and coughing in a smoke filled shell of an unfinished building that was heated by poorly ventilated fireplaces and located in an otherwise empty swamp, while his wife hung his underwear and the rest of the wash in the East Room to dry.Of Dolly Madison, home alone, escaping with as much as she and her staff could pack into wagons, as the White House burned during the War of 1812.  It seems that her husband had decided that the British would not attack Washington and had left the White House undefended.And then there are Harry Truman’s unsuspecting guests who were unaware that the upper floors of the White House could collapse on them at any moment.Not since Nixon and his White House taping system, has there been so much to tell about goings on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.Not wanting to write ‘just another history book’, Paul masterfully makes the reader a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ during daily life at The White House.  It’s a view of history only seen by White House insiders, until now.And there is much more to tell. Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories is a very readable and enjoyable book.  Thanks Paul!And one final comment.  Watch what you say in your home, because Seri may be listening!

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    Brandus makes presidential history come alive!
  

*by W***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2015*

I enjoy following Paul Brandus and his reporting as West Wing Reports and was really was looking forward to his book, "Under This Roof".  He did not disappoint. Brandus brings his wealth of knowledge of presidential history to the table and is a masterful storyteller. He really makes history come alive. I have read a lot about our presidents and l earned so much more in his book. The chapter on Polk was laugh out loud funny and the chapters on Adams, Jackson, TR and Harding were my favorites. Each chapter can be a jumping off point to further learn about our country's chief executives.  "Under This Roof" is the kind of history book that should be read by all. Hoping there are more history books to come from Mr. Brandus.

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