School House to White House The Education of the Presidents
Contributors: The Archival and Museum Staff of the Presidential Libraries and the Exhibit Staff of the Center for the National Archives Experience Foreword by Allen Weinstein, Ninth Archivist of the United States
Published by GILES in association with the Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Publish Date — September 2007 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 96 pages, 254 x 178mm (7 x 10 in.)
Illustrations — 130 colour and 12 mono illustrations
Hardback price — UK£14.99 / US$29.95
ISBN — 1-904832-43-1
ISBN — 978-1-904832-43-0
Book Details (pdf) — School-House-White-House.pdf
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Press Release — Journey back to the schooldays of the Presidents
Sales Points
“[An opportunity to] satisfy a curiosity to see Harry S. Truman’s middle school essay on courage, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 5th grade class picture, or Gerald R.Ford’s University of Michigan letter sweater” Education Week
About the Book
This fascinating volume uses memoirs, scrapbooks and letters to reveal the formative experiences that shaped the lives of the presidents of the 20th-century. Many of the presidents were guided by a special teacher and fondly recalled their influence, but wherever in America they were educated and whatever circumstances they faced, each young man developed a special regard for schooling and the importance of education.
These souvenirs include Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Groton School report cards, a photograph of Dwight Eisenhower from his freshman class at Abilene High School, Richard Nixon’s diploma from Whittier College, California and a photograph of Ronald Reagan on his college swimming team. Saved by the Presidential Libraries, they illustrate something of what these leaders accomplished, remembered and valued in the classrooms of their youth.
