COOKBOOK
Featuring Fabulously Flavorful
Recipes & Appetizingly Amusing Anecdotes of U.S. Presidents and First
Ladies
(and one Mother)



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Sample Menus using recipes from Politics & Pot Roast
Elegant Dinner -
- Mint Juleps, as enjoyed by George Washington
- Cheese Wafers, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
- Sausage Rolls, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
- Carrot Vichyssoise, Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
- Pumpkin Biscuits, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
- Fillet de Boeuf Wellington, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
- Vegetable Chartreuse, recipe collected by Thomas Jefferson
- Sweet Potato Soufflé, Mrs. Ronald Reagan
- Crème Brûlée, Mrs. John F. Kennedy
- Waverly Jumbles, James Monroe family
Casual Meal -
- Whiskey Sours, James Madison family
- Mexican Mound, Mrs. George H.W. Bush
- Fried Peanuts, Miss Lillian Carter
- Chile con Carne, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Corn Muffins, Mrs. William McKinley
- Potato Chip Salad, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
- Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mrs. William J. Clinton
Luncheon -
- Lemonade, from cookbook owned by
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes (Lemonade Lucy)
- Deviled Eggs, President and Mrs. George W. Bush
- Grape Salad, Mrs. Andrew Jackson
- Bing Cherry Salad Mold, Mrs. Harry Truman
- White Loaf Bread, Mrs. James A. Garfield
- Lemon Pie, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
- Bird Seed Cookies, Mrs. Franklin Pierce
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