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  King-Maxwell: Book 4

  First Family

  by David Baldacci

  Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILY It began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts. This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at Camp David,... (more)
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  Meet John F. Kennedy (Step-up Books)

  by Nancy Bean White

  The life and times of the famous American President, JFK. Book Club Edition for young readers
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  John F. Kennedy: Words to Remember

  In these words of President Kennedy, we share once again the events-here and abroad-of his administration. Here are the tones of those struggles-for peace, for civil rights, for a better life for our people-whose echoes move us still, and shall always remain our concern.-Robert F. Kennedy
• My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House

  

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  My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House

  Author served as maid in the Executive Mansion from Taft to Eisenhower administrations. Contains antedotes of Presidents, First Ladies, their friends, family, and visitors.
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  I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan

  by Nancy Reagan

  No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was—traveling to make movies, at the White House, or sometimes just across the room—Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to stay in touch. Through these extraordinary letters and reflections, the private character and life of an American president and his first lady are revealed. Nancy Reagan reflects... (more)
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  Profiles in Courage

  by John F. Kennedy

  Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people, who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a babseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that that they had courage, that they would stand up, that they could be counted on. That's is why this book so fitted his personality, his beliefs. Read about the people that personified these attitudes... (more)
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  The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

  by Caroline Kennedy

  Timed to the publication of the author+s new illustrated children+s book, A Family of Poems, the national bestseller is now available in a specially priced gift editionJacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. -Once you can express yourself,+ she wrote, +you can tell the world what you want from it+All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.+ Now,... (more)
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  The Greatest Speeches of President John F. Kennedy

  by John F. Kennedy

  We compiled the texts of JFK's most inspirational speeches so you can re-live the momentous era of the 1960s through the eloquent voice of America's most revered President! Included are these renowned speeches: - "We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier" - "Ask not what your country can do for you . . ." - "We seek peace - but we shall not surrender" - "We choose to go to the moon" - An already... (more)
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  The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

  by Caroline Kennedy

  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. Once you can express yourself, she wrote, you can tell the world what you want from it. Now, Caroline Kennedy shares her mothers favorite poems by such renowned authors as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, and Robert Frost. The book also includes a poem written by Jacqueline Kennedy and is illustrated with photographs of the Kennedy... (more)
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  The President's House: 1800 to the Present The Secrets and History of the World's Most Famous Home

  by Margaret Truman

  As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting–but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized. In this splendid blend of the personal and historic, Margaret Truman offers an... (more)
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  Mom on the Run: A Mother's Hilarious Journey from Burn-Out to Glory

  by Nancy Kennedy

  This book will entertain you and to encourage you in whatever stage of motherhood you may find yourself: from baby drool to safety patrol car washes. I can't make the diapers disappear or the chicken pox go away, but I can let you in on a secret:.