A wonderfully entertaining, often surprising History of presidential taste, from the grim meals eaten by Washington and his starving troops at Valley Forge to Trump\'s fast-Food burgers and Biden\'s ice cream--what they ate, why they ate it, and what it tells us about the state of the nation--from the coauthor of Julia Child\'s bestselling memoir My Life in France [A] beautifully written book about how the presidential palate has helped shape America.
Roosevelt\'s Reverse Martini, *Lady Bird Johnson\'s Pedernales River Chili.
Taft\'s Billy Bi Mussel Soup, *Franklin D.
Included are ten authentic recipes for favorite presidential dishes, such as: *Martha Washington\'s Preserved Cherries, *Abraham Lincoln\'s GingerBread Men, *William H.
It is a tool of communication, a lever of power and persuasion, and a symbol of the nation.
As he weaves these stories together, Prud\'homme shows that Food is not just fuel when it is served to the most powerful people in the world.
Prud\'homme also details overlooked figures, like George Washington\'s enslaved chef, Hercules Posey, whose meals burnished the president\'s reputation before the cook narrowly escaped to freedom, and pioneering First Ladies, such as Dolley Madison and Jackie Kennedy.
What our leaders say about Food touches on everything from our nation\'s shifting diet and local Politics to global trade, war, class, gender, race, and so much more.
And the White House menu grew over time--from simple eggs and black coffee for Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to jelly beans and enchiladas for Ronald Reagan and arugula for Barack Obama.
Here Alex Prud\'homme invites readers into the White House kitchen to reveal the sometimes curious tastes of twenty-six of America\'s most influential presidents and the ways their choices affected Food policy around the world.
Washington
Richard Nixon\'s practiced use of chopsticks to pry open China
Jimmy Carter\'s cakes and pies that fueled a détente between Israel and Egypt at Camp David.
Grant\'s state Dinner for the king of Hawaii
Teddy Roosevelt\'s groundBreaking supper with Booker T. presidents broke Bread with friends or foes: Thomas Jefferson\'s nation-building receptions in the new capital, Washington, D.
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Ulysses S.
Fascinating.--Stanley Tucci Some of the most significant moments in American History have occurred over meals, as U.
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A wonderfully entertaining, often surprising History of presidential taste, from the grim meals eaten by Washington and his starving troops at Valley Forge to Trump\'s fast-Food burgers and Biden\'s ice cream--what they ate, why they ate it, and what it tells us about the state of the nation--from the coauthor of Julia Child\'s bestselling memoir My Life in France [A] beautifully written book about how the presidential palate has helped shape America
