The President's House by Margaret Truman

The President's House

by

Margaret Truman

This evening I finished reading a book I checked out on my kindle from the State Library of Ohio entitled The President's House by Margaret Truman.  This is a non fiction book and very light reading.  President Truman's daughter  wrote it in 2004.  The book is not arranged chronologically.  Each section is divided by topic.  For example,  one topic is pets in the White House while another area is about the Secret Service.  Then, as the various topics are covered, the time frames jump back and forth between the administrations.   For example,  in the section about the White House Staff a story is told about a man named Thomas Pendel taking care of Tad Lincoln after his father was shot.  The book is full of delightful behind the scenes stories about our president's families.  An illustration of this would be that Alice Roosevelt Longworth's sofa pillow is described in the book as having the inscription "If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody,  come sit next to me.".   The book is a short read at 264 pages and very easy.  Margaret Truman wrote many books.  Some were non fiction and some were mysteries.  Read more about her by clicking on her name above to follow the link for more information.  Also click on the book title to learn more.  And there is one link in the text for further reading.  In closing, enjoy the following video which is a news clip of the author's wedding day.