Matthew Costello Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Matthew Costello Calvin Coolidge moved to the Patterson Mansion off of Dupont Circle( several blocks from The White House) until the renovations were completed, presidents, too, have to adapt. Matthew Costello It was brief, but Franklin Roosevelt turned Blue Room into Franklin Roosevelt office for meetings, and used the Yellow Oval upstairs in the Executive Residence for Franklin Roosevelt private office. Matthew Costello Sometimes they bump them down the road a bit. Matthew Costello We have to give those people their voices back. Historically speaking, people are interested in presidents and Your First ladies, but what about behind those closed doors ? Who are the people that really make the White House function and operate ? Matthew Costello The Reagans loved to throw state dinners, in the 80s, global change was reaching a fever pitch, and Ronald Reagan had secured the admiration of several leaders. Matthew Costello The desire for state dinners really accelerated with the coming of the World Wars. Matthew Costello Where they were mostly during the 20th century dinners to engage on geopolitical, global issues, they quickly expanded into far more socially centric events. Matthew Costello Things must change at White House when there are larger external forces acting on White House, it's a lofty ideal, the people's house, and we have to ground it in some reality. Matthew Costello White House's not unprecedented to have this kind of cancellation, and abide by new guidelines even at the White House, things do reverberate from us as a country to the White House, and they have to respond, the complex has to adjust. Matthew Costello White House has essentially shut down before -- global wars, economic crises -- several times. Matthew Costello FDR hated it. He would try to sneak in meals here and there. Matthew Costello
