THE WHITE HOUSE STORY (2 films)

Duration: sd b&w ea $110

Year Published: 1961

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Part 1. 25min. Shows different plans drawn by George Washington, and how the first tenants, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, managed in the drafty unfinished house. Depicts parlors where Dolley Madison held court, ruins after the White House was destroyed in 1814, tragic Lincoln family during the Civil War, and President Garfield. Part 2. 23min. Shows the over-decorated mansion of the Eighties, and the 'new' White Houses of Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.

Complete Record: Source: Sterling Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad Guide: Guide Price: ea $110 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)