Press Release
New Book: "Away from the White House: Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations"
The
White House Historical Association has released Away from the White
House: Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations. Author Lawrence L.
Knutson presents an in-depth history of the presidential time spent
“away from the White House.” Through 37 chapters profusely illustrated
with hundreds of period images and photographs, we witness the president
escaping by horseback, steamboat, railroad, automobile, and ultimately
Air Force One,