02060cam a2200349 4500 424319906 TxAuBib 20121001120000.0 120622s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012009045 9781439169810 1439169810 9781439169827 1439169829 (OCoLC)709673085 DLC eng DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP BDX MLY CO2 ABG ORX VP@ BWX CDX TxAuBib Davis, Deborah, 1957- Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation / by Deborah Davis. New York : Atria Books, 2012. x, 308 p. : 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. 20121001. Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919. Washington, Booker T 1856-1915. African-American educators. United States Social conditions 1900-1999 (20th century.) United States Race relations. United States 1900-1999 (20th century) Politics and government. Presidents.