Two new books celebrate the 200th anniver-

sary of the White House. An Invitation to the
White House, At Home with History(right), by

Hillary Rodham Clinton, guides readers on a

personal tour through the Clinton White

House. The White House, Its Historic
Furnishings & First Families (below) is illus-

trated with commissioned photography of the

house's treasures and collections. Clinton's

book includes the photos below: President

Clinton at a Chanukah party and the president

with King Hussein and Chairman Arafat in the

Red Room minutes before the signing of the

1995 Peace Accords. Not shown are Prime

Minister Rabin and President Mubarek.

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es, it's "the people's
house." Unfortunately,
the people must experi-
ence it vicariously through
its various residents. But what
makes the White House so special,
according to historian Carl
Sferrazza Anthony, is that everyone
can visit. It's a living museum and a
family home at the same time.
If you can't get to D.C., there
are two new books out celebrating
the 200th anniversary of the White
House.
An Invitation to the White House,
At Home with History (Simon &
Schuster, $35) by Hillary Rodham
Clinton provides a glimpse of the
day-to-day life behind the historic
events that take place inside the
house. Clinton guides readers on a
tour, and includes menus, recipes
and invitations from State Dinners.
Each chapter provides a front-
row seat to the Clinton White
House, with candid photos of the
Clintons and their family and
friends at private occasions, birth-
day parties and family celebrations.
Says Sen. Clinton, "While I will
miss the extraordinary history of
the house - its rooms, portraits and
furnishings - I will also miss the
personal moments we shared here:
playing in the snow with Buddy on
the South Lawn and watching foot-
ball games in our little kitchen
upstairs with the residence staff."
The book documents many of
those moments and more.
All author proceeds from the
book have been assigned to the
White House Historical
Association.
The White House, Its Historic
Furnishings & First Families
(Abbeville Press, $60) is written by
Betty C. Monkman, curator of the
White House. The massive volume
is heavily illustrated with commis-
sioned photography by Bruce
White.
The goal of the book, says
Monkman, is to provide a historical
context for examining selected
treasures from the extensive collec-
tions of the White House.
--Linda Bachrack

