Entertaining at the White House with Nancy Reagan
Why is entertaining at the White House important to a presidency? How are guest lists and seating charts for state dinners determined? Is it difficult to throw a surprise party for the commander-in-chief? What role do children play during holidays at the White House? Former first lady Nancy Reagan answers these questions and more as she provides a personal look at life as a White House hostess in this stunning, richly illustrated book.\ Carrying on a tradition that dates back to 1801, Mrs....
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What do you serve the Sultan of Oman and his enormous entourage for dinner? Who should sit next to a foreign dignitary who doesn't speak a word of English? Why is it that there is always less silverware at the end of a state dinner than you had when the night began? Former First Lady Nancy Reagan answers these questions and more as she provides a rare and intimately personal look at life as a White House hostess. Mrs. Reagan embraced this role with a unique energy and joie de vivre rare among her predecessors, and she has been waiting for the right moment in history to share her stories. From tales of her first event as a White House hostess (the President's surprise 70th birthday party, which was mistakenly announced by Tom Brokaw on Today that very morning), to the state dinner at which Mikhail Gorbachev refused to wear a tuxedo, to John Travolta's infamous dance with Princess Diana, Mrs. Reagan has seen it all. She will write the book's foreword, and world-renowned interior designers Peter Schifando and Jonathan Joseph have worked closely with her to create the ultimate insider's guide to these fantastic soirees. Chock full of personal anecdotes and glorious photographs from the former First Lady's private collection, the Ronald Reagan Library, and the White House Historical Society, as well as historical tidbits, Entertaining at the White House with Nancy Reagan is the definitive source on classic formal entertaining. BookPage.com “An alluring glimpse into the elegant and even risky world that combines dimplomacy with dining.”
\ From Barnes & NobleThis coffee-table book displays White House elegance from its grand entrance dust jacket, with President Reagan and First Lady Nancy beaming, to its captivating stories about magnificent state dinners; to its stunning photographs from Mrs. Reagan's private collection. Interior designers Peter Schifando and Jonathan Joseph draw on their expertise and the memories and resources of the former first lady to create what is likely to be the definitive guide to presidential entertaining in the Reagan era. Entertaining at the White House with Nancy Reagan contains memorable stories involving Mikhail Gorbachev, Princess Diana, and others. Upscale entertainment.\ \ \ \ \ BookPage.com"An alluring glimpse into the elegant and even risky world that combines dimplomacy with dining."\ \ \ BookPage.com“An alluring glimpse into the elegant and even risky world that combines dimplomacy with dining.”\ \
