The Green & White House: Ireland and the US Presidents

The Green & White House: Ireland and the US Presidents

Lynne Kelleher
$16.99
Publication Date: September 5th, 2023
Publisher:
Black & White Publishing
ISBN:
9781785304248
Pages:
336

Description

'Carefully researched and excellently written . . . a wonderful account of the special relationship between Ireland and the USA.' BERTIE AHERN, former taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland

'Anybody with an interest in Irish-American politics and personalities will want to read The Green and White House.' DICK SPRING

The links between Ireland and US presidents extend much further and deeper than JFK: from Andrew Jackson in 1829 to Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and Joe Biden in 2021, Ireland's sway in the White House is hugely significant.

Spanning the centuries, from the American Revolution to the birth of the Irish Republic and JFK's heady glamour, The Green and White House takes in political machinations and the firebrands who pushed for freedom, justice and peace for Ireland.

For centuries, Irish emigrants crossed the Atlantic by boat, but an intense diplomatic bromance has seen American commanders-in-chief returning to remote Irish villages via Air Force One and armored limousines. Each homecoming turns local people into international media darlings, but this transatlantic courtship has secured Ireland an annual invite to the White House - something no other nation can rival.

The Green And White House takes a wry look at the special relationship one tiny nation shares with the world's greatest superpower.

About the Author

Lynne Kelleher is an Irish journalist who writes for the Sunday Independent, Irish Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times, Sunday World, Irish Sunday Mirror, Irish Examiner, Irish Sun, Irish Star, The Times (Ireland), the Irish Daily Mail and Irish Independent. She has written about every aspect of modern Irish life from the Magdalene Laundries to Fungie the dolphin, from high-profile court cases to US presidential visits. Lynne's interest in Irish-American presidents was sparked when her first job out of journalism college was to help escort the former US ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith