Merriman Smith's Book of Presidents: A White House Memoir
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- Synopsis
- "Espying him waiting with other reporters at the Hyannis Armory, [John F.] Kennedy said, 'If you're here, Smitty, I guess I've really been elected!'" In the foreword, Robert Donovan tells this story about his old friend, and continues: "For a president, in other words, Merriman Smith came with the job. What was unique about Smith was that through skill, opportunity, prodigal exertion, gall, aggressiveness, and showmanship he made himself all but an unofficial appurtenance of the presidency through parts of six administrations: those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon." No other man knew these six modern presidents as well. No other man lived with each of them on such a close and continuing basis. No other man could have collected such a fund of anecdotes about the modern presidency. What the book does is describe the presidency and six presidents in very human terms—what it's like to be president, to live in the White House, to "belong" to the first family either by birth or by duty. Here the son of a great reporter compiles the best of his father’s writings, half from unpublished notes and half from Smith's famous writings, such as the book Thank You, Mr. President, and his Pulitzer Prize coverage of the John Kennedy assassination. The book includes story, tragedy, and humor.
- Copyright:
- 1973
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 266 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393074697
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 02/17/20
- Copyrighted By:
- G. Timothy Smith
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Larry Lumpkin
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Foreword by:
- Robert J. Donovan
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