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Dinner with the president : food, politics, and a history of breaking bread at the White House / Alex Prud'homme.
"Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. ... Alex Prud'homme takes us to the dining tables of the White House to look at what the presidents chose to eat, how the food was prepared and by whom, and the context in which the meals were served, making clear that every one of these details speaks volumes about both the individual president and the country he presided over. We see how these gustatory messages touch on not only sometimes curious personal tastes, but also local politics, national priorities, and global diplomacy--not to mention all those dinner table conversation taboos: race, gender, class, money, and religion." --Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524732219
- ISBN: 1524732214
- Physical Description: xxviii, 478 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book"--Copyright page. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-454) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | At the president's table -- George Washington : the first kitchen -- John Adams : the first host -- Thomas Jefferson : America's founding epicure -- James Madison : his rotundity, her remorseless equanimity -- Abraham Lincoln : corn dodgers, gingerbread, and Thanksgiving -- Ulysses S. Grant : the drunken tanner, the military genius, and the first state dinner -- Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft : two bears -- From Wilson to Hoover : collywobbles and a hail of rotten tomatoes -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : the gourmet's lament -- Harry S. Truman : burbon, Berlin, and the comforts of fried chicken -- Dwight D. Eisenhower : the president who cooked -- John F. Kennedy : Camelot and clam chowder -- Lyndon B. Johnson : how barbecue led to diplomacy and chili led to civil rights -- Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford : the gastrodiplomat and the instant president -- Jimmy Carter : in search of grits and peace -- Ronald Reagan : jellybeans, weight-loss, and glasnost -- George HW Bush : the yin and yang of broccoli -- William J. Clinton : torn between renunciation and appetite -- George W. Bush : tee balls, freedom fries, and changing of the guard -- Barak Obama : the president with the global palate -- Donald Trump : the food fighter -- Joseph R. Biden : we finish as family -- The importance of eating together. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | White House (Washington, D.C.) > Miscellanea. Presidents > United States > Biography. Food > Political aspects > United States. Food habits > United States. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Trivia and miscellanea. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | 973.099 .P971d 2023 (Text) | 37814003552057 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | 973.099 P783 (Text) | 35178001928335 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ione Public Library | 973 PRU (Text) | 37843000090902 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Wallowa Public Library | 973.09 PRU (Text) | 30004000279527 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
