Thirty-six Years in the White House

"Perhaps the most interesting and valuable feature of the volume lies in its portrayal of the minor incidents in the lives of the presidents which have come under the eye of the author as doorkeeper." Atlanta Constitution, April 6, 1902

Was Lincoln bodyguard Thomas F. Pendel at fault in failing to prevent the assassination of Lincoln?

In 1902, White House bodyguard and doorkeeper Thomas F. Pendel (1824-1909) published a book of 36 years' worth of recollections of events in the White House, t...