02201cam a2200385 4500 299981914 TxAuBib 20170803120000.0 120305s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012009045 9781439169810 hardcover 1439169810 hardcover 9781439169827 trade paper 1439169829 trade paper 9781439169810 (OCoLC)709673085 TxAuBib Davis, Deborah, 1957- Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation / Deborah Davis. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2012. x, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-295) and index. The Big House -- Strive and succeed -- The force that wins -- An exemplary young gentleman -- Brick by brick -- Great expectations -- Let me keep loving -- Moving up -- Rough riding -- Rising stars -- Jump Jim Crow -- Pride and prejudice -- That damned cowboy -- Best behavior -- Lazy days -- A wild ride -- The people's president -- The family circus -- Behind closed doors -- Fathers and daughters -- Bold moves -- Dinner is served -- A big stink -- Sitting ducks -- Undercover -- Blindsided -- Slipping away -- Eulogies. Documents the 1901 White House dinner shared by former slave Booker T. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting the ensuing scandal and the ways in which the event reflected post-Civil War politics and race relations. 20170803. Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919. Washington, Booker T 1856-1915. African American educators United States Biography. Presidents United States Biography. United States Social conditions 1865-1918. United States Race relations History 20th century. United States Politics and government 1901-1909. TXTLL