Read To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood

To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood

William Seale

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Description:Lafayette Square, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, was once the most fashionable neighborhood in Washington. In its row houses and freestanding mansions lived cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, and such memorable characters in the history of the nation as the naval hero Commodore Stephen Decatur and the legendary first lady, Dolley Madison. Presidents casually walked across the park in the middle of the Square to visit and talk politics, and residents of the Square welcomed prominent politicians and diplomats to their parties and dinners. As in any neighborhood, there were friendships and romances, secrets and scandals, and many kindnesses. At the beginning of the twentieth century the neighborhood began to change. The old houses were allocated to commercial uses and government offices, and plans were in the works to demolish them all until, in the early 1960s, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, new residents in the White House, prevailed with a plan to preserve them. Today, Lafayette Square stands alone in retaining the feel of an old residential neighborhood in the heart of the city. Historian William Seale re-creates what it felt like to live across from the White House and the ways in which political leaders and their families were in daily communication. This account brings an appreciation of the Square that at the same time enriches understanding of the nation’s social and political culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood. To get started finding To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 256

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: White House Historical Association

Release: 2019

ISBN: 1950273032

Description: Lafayette Square, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, was once the most fashionable neighborhood in Washington. In its row houses and freestanding mansions lived cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, and such memorable characters in the history of the nation as the naval hero Commodore Stephen Decatur and the legendary first lady, Dolley Madison. Presidents casually walked across the park in the middle of the Square to visit and talk politics, and residents of the Square welcomed prominent politicians and diplomats to their parties and dinners. As in any neighborhood, there were friendships and romances, secrets and scandals, and many kindnesses. At the beginning of the twentieth century the neighborhood began to change. The old houses were allocated to commercial uses and government offices, and plans were in the works to demolish them all until, in the early 1960s, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, new residents in the White House, prevailed with a plan to preserve them. Today, Lafayette Square stands alone in retaining the feel of an old residential neighborhood in the heart of the city. Historian William Seale re-creates what it felt like to live across from the White House and the ways in which political leaders and their families were in daily communication. This account brings an appreciation of the Square that at the same time enriches understanding of the nation’s social and political culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood. To get started finding To Live on Lafayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's Neighborhood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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