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What they never taught you about the White House.Three books. Every president. Every First Lady.

One book sets the record straight on a hundred things most Americans still believe about the men who held the office. One follows forty presidents through their final days, their last words and the nation's goodbye. And the newest tells the hidden stories of every woman who ran the White House. Researched, sourced and written to be read slowly.

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100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents by Bedtime RepublicThe Last Days of the Presidents by Bedtime RepublicThe Women Who Ran the White House by Bedtime Republic

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  • 100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents (334 pages)
  • The Last Days of the Presidents (433 pages)
  • The Women Who Ran the White House (275 pages)
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100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents by Bedtime Republic

Book one

100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents

What your schoolbooks got wrong, from Washington to today.

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  • One hundred myths, every one set against what the record actually shows
  • Every president covered, each myth cited to its sources
  • 334 pages · PDF + EPUB
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The Last Days of the Presidents by Bedtime Republic

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The Last Days of the Presidents

How forty presidents died, what they said at the end, and how the nation said goodbye.

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  • Forty presidents, from Washington's long night at Mount Vernon to Jimmy Carter's farewell in Plains
  • Famous last words checked against who actually heard them
  • 433 pages · PDF + EPUB
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The Women Who Ran the White House by Bedtime Republic

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The Women Who Ran the White House

The hidden stories of every First Lady, from Martha Washington to today.

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  • Every First Lady, and the daughters, nieces and sisters who ran the house in their place
  • Famous stories checked against letters, diaries and the newspapers of the day
  • 275 pages · PDF + EPUB
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“Every date checked. Every famous last word traced back to the person who heard it.”

The books come from the same place as the channel: the White House, the Founders, the First Ladies, the presidents as people. Each chapter separates what the record shows from what the legend added, and says which is which.

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Common questions

Which book should I read first?

Any of them. 100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents walks through every president in order and sets the record straight on the stories most of us grew up with. The Last Days of the Presidents picks up where their lives ended. The Women Who Ran the White House tells the stories of every First Lady and of the daughters, nieces and sisters who ran the house in their place. Each stands on its own.

What exactly is in the White House Collection?

All three books in PDF and EPUB format: 100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents (334 pages), The Last Days of the Presidents (433 pages) and The Women Who Ran the White House (275 pages). That is 1042 pages, delivered instantly through Gumroad, for $39 instead of $57 separately.

Can I make the print bigger?

Yes. The EPUB lets you pick your own text size on a Kindle, an iPad, a phone or a computer. The PDF keeps the printed page layout and zooms cleanly on a tablet or computer screen, and it prints well at home if you prefer paper.

How is it delivered, and will it work on my Kindle?

Checkout runs on Gumroad. The download link arrives by email within a minute of paying, and it is easy to forward to a family member. The EPUB opens in Apple Books and most reading apps, and Amazon's Send to Kindle accepts it. No subscription, no app to install, no DRM.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. Every book comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee: if you are not satisfied, reply to your Gumroad receipt within 14 days of purchase and you will get a full refund. If a file will not open or arrives damaged, Gumroad's support team at help.gumroad.com can also help.

Can I give the books as a gift?

Yes. They suit anyone who loves American history: a husband, a wife, a mother, a father or a friend. The download link arrives by email, so you can forward it straight to them, load the EPUB onto their Kindle or tablet, or print the PDF for someone who prefers paper.

Is this the same as the videos?

No. The books were researched and written for reading, and held to a stricter standard than a narrated episode: every chapter cites its sources in footnotes, and a famous line that turns out to be legend is labeled as legend.

Do the books take political sides?

No. They cover every president and First Lady, from both parties, with the same respect and the same rules: what the record shows, where the record is thin, and where the popular version went wrong. The women of recent decades are covered through their documented personal history. There is no commentary on modern politics.

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Three books. Every president. Every First Lady. $39.

100 Lies You Still Believe About the Presidents sets the record straight on the stories we grew up with. The Last Days of the Presidents tells how forty of those lives really ended. The Women Who Ran the White House tells the hidden stories of every First Lady.

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