. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . A HOUSE OF EVENTS AND MEMORIES. 133 and die. Marriages, merry-makings, jovial feasts, and cere-monial banquets; grave councils of state that shaped thedestiny of the nation; secret intrigues and midnight con-claves that made or unmade political parties; war-councilsthat flashed forth t
. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . A HOUSE OF EVENTS AND MEMORIES. 133 and die. Marriages, merry-makings, jovial feasts, and cere-monial banquets; grave councils of state that shaped thedestiny of the nation; secret intrigues and midnight con-claves that made or unmade political parties; war-councilsthat flashed forth telegraphic orders which moved greatarmies and set lines of battle in deadly front, have takenplace in this historic house. Within its walls many childrenhave first opened their eves upon this tantalizing life; herechildren have died, leaving father and mother desolate amidall the pomp of place and state, and here presidents andtheir wives have laid their earthly burdens and honorsdown. Think what tales the White House could tell if itbut had a tongue ! The popular name of the Presidents home is the WhiteHouse, but its official designation is the Executive Man-sion. Its corner-stone was laid October 13, 1792. Wehave seen how anxious Jefferson was that it should bemodeled after some famous modern palace of
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