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Everyone is interested in life at the White House. Kings, queens, and diplomats from foreign lands have visited there; and there, time and again, the fate of the nation has been decided. In the midst of this sober, dignified life, children have romped.
Who but little Johnny Smith, the lovable grandson of John Adams, could make that proud statesman forget his dignity playing "horse"! With what tenderness the rugged Andrew Jackson placed a lock of little Mary Donelson's golden hair in the cornerstone of the treasury building! And what good times Tad Roosevelt, Jesse Grant, and Quentin Roosevelt had playing with their "gangs" about the White House!
The human little incidents in the lives of the boys and girls who have lived in the White House make fascinating reading. Frances Cavanah, the author, has written many popular children's stories. Genevieve Foster, who has caught the spirit of the book in her twenty-six lively, humorous illustrations, is a well-known children's artist.
These stories from the pages of history too seldom turned will delight boys and girls from seven to twelve.
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