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Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House
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Alex Prud’homme

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Bob Mache is 56% done

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Anita Artz is on page 170 of 528

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Andrew Fischer is 44% done

I love the theory that Eleanor Roosevelt refused to let FDR fire their terrible chef simply because she hated his ass

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Bob Mache is 50% done

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Bob Mache is 45% done

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Anita Artz is on page 108 of 528

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Bob Mache is 40% done

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Kathleen is on page 140 of 528

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Andrew Fischer is on page 122 of 528

*137/399

Why did he start the Taft chapter with a Moby Dick quote 😭

— Feb 01, 2026 09:42PM Add a comment

Bob Mache is 35% done

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Bob Mache is 31% done

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Anita Artz is on page 38 of 528

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Bob Mache is 26% done

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Bob Mache is 22% done

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Andrew Fischer is on page 79 of 528

Alright I’m farther than it looks like I am bc page 1 isn’t until after the 15-page intro and the last 100 pages are recipes and indexes. So I’m really on page 94/399. (Maybe I should switch to percentages if it bothers me this much)

Really enjoying this so far! I’ve gotten into a rhythm of reading a president or two before bed lol

— Jan 14, 2026 02:13PM Add a comment

Bob Mache is 18% done

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Andrew Fischer is on page 26 of 528

“If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen, and Philosophers, we should have learned women”

- Abigail Adams 🐐

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Bob Mache is 14% done

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Bob Mache is 11% done

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Bob Mache is on page 40 of 528

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