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The White House Doctor: Behind The Scenes With The Clinton And Bush Families (2010)

by Connie Mariano(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0312534833 (ISBN13: 9780312534837)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

review 1: As memoirs go The White House Doctor was both fun and informative. I like both political and medical memoirs, so this book was one that I gravitated toward naturally.I hadn’t realized prior to reading this book that the White House had its own medical team that travels everywhere with the president, but it does make sense if you think about it. I had been hoping for the inside scoop on the lives of the presidents and their families, but realized that there is doctor-patient confidentiality, so I wasn’t too surprised that there wasn’t a lot of gossipy news. While you do get to read some anecdotes about the first families, most of the book is about Dr. Mariano’s experiences as part of the medical staff and the role that she played while she was there. I wish that t... morehere would have been more detail when it came to medical procedures and/or politics, but as I said, I can understand why she stuck to writing about her personal experiences in the job.I enjoyed reading about the extra training that she received from the secret service when it came to preparing for an emergency, and about all of the travels that she did. I think the biggest surprise was in how all-consuming the job was. Although there was a team of medical personnel who would relieve each other from duty, a white house doctor had to accompany the president on all occasions.
review 2: I liked this. However, I also thought that the author was a bit dramatic in her presentation of her time in the White House. While many historic events took place, she didn't have much to do with them and seems to force herself into them. (She did have to do the blood draw that was used to provide Clinton's DNA in the Lewinsky investigation. Interesting.) Most of the stories are tame and any points of interest come from the daily details describing life in the White House. less

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