Grandfather and your mother. Your mother while your grandfather was in the whitehouse, would occasionally perform publically and on one particular occasion she is an incredible vocalist to clarify. I am sorry. Right. Thank you, margaret. He was in key west. She was saying a review was written that your grandfather didnt like. That is right. She was singing at constitutional hall in the 1950s and the review was written by paul hume of the washington post. He said unkind things about my mothers singing ability. Quite a few things. My grandfather read that the next morning. The korean war i dont know if it had started and that would be dramatic his press secretary, charlie ross died the morning of the concert of a massive heart attack. Grandpa wasnt in a good review. He comes this review and he sat down and wrote out a review of a page and half and wrote out unkind things. The end of the letter said i would like to meet you in person and when i do you will need steak for black eyes and yo
Family. Nine members of the family have worked at the white house. I talked to one of the butlers who works every week at the white house. His uncle was the head butler. He told me my uncle ram the white house. They brought him in when he was 17 years old in 1959 during the eisenhower administration. He is still working there. He described how he used to work in the kitchen and they kept on giving him ice scream ice cream because he was skinny. It is incredible he remembers how the eisenhowers word. They are a dying breed. Tonight at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. Over the next four hours, we are giving you a special mothers day presentation with the children and grandchildren of former first ladies, sharing tales of life in the white house. We begin with the grand daughter of lou hoover, the grandson of breast truman, and a daughter betty ford. Good evening everyone and thank you for being here. It is always a pleasure to be here. If what happened in the last few minutes back
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I think youll enjoy Jeffrey Frank. Is a former Senior Editor at the new yorker and jeopardy editor of the Washington Posts outlook section. Currently contributed to the new yorker and has written for a Washington Post the wall street journal of guardian book forum vogue and other publications. Is the author of i can dig portrait of strange political marriage . And has written for novels among them the washington trilogy. And his coauthor with diana krone frank of a translation of Hans Christian andersen stories that won the 2014 hand Christian Andersen cries. I was latest book. Trials of harry truman showing you here the extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man 1945 to 1953 simon issues to publication 528 pages illustrated and is 32 dollars and fifty cents. You will get a book plate until authors start coming around again into our studio. You will get a bookplate thats signed if you order a book from us, and youll get one of these special booklets that are are ourselves alone. I lov