Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

FELSENTHAL, CAROL.

2360X1 First Edition. G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY: 1988. 320 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. A woman who knew personally every president from Benjamin Harrison to Richard Nixon and was such an important and long-lived presence in the nation's capital that she became know as "the other Washington monument." Based on a variety of new sources - the Longworth papers at the Library of Congress, Alice's White house diaries, FBI files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and interviews with more than 200 friends and acquaintances - this biography goes beyond the surface glitter to provide a rounded portrait of the fascinating woman who was Harding's favorite poker partner, JFK's preferred dinner companion, and Nixon's confidant. Includes photographs and an Index. ISBN: 0399132589 $9.55USD
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