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“I’m standing at the door to the Oval Office, waiting to go in …” begins Melinda Bates’ charming, funny, surprising memoir of life and work back stage in the World’s most famous House. You never heard these stories before, and you’ll never look at the White House the same way again! Enjoy the FREE read of this amazing book!
Melinda’s just back from cruising aboard Celebrity’s top-of-the-line Eclipse and Silhouette and speaking about Back Stage at the White House. She drew crowds of 1,000 to the large theater for her five different topics, and most people came back for each of the presentations – real fans! On Eclipse members of the audience started a [...]
You are cordially invited to book Melinda now for your next meeting, conference, college or university assembly. When you do, you’ll hear comments like these from your participants: “Ms. Bates certainly made us all feel like insiders with her anecdotes and treasured memories of the most famous address on the planet. Her presentation was bold [...]
I’m just back from three exciting weeks cruising and speaking aboard Celebrity’s fabulous Solstice. Our itinerary took us to the Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean and back to the East. I spoke multiple times each week, from my five topics, often to standing room only crowds: Back Stage at the White House (my own story), They [...]
Melinda Bates, Ultimate White House Insider, featured enrichment speaker on Celebrity cruise ship Equinox
Melinda Bates, Ultimate White House Insider, goes back to the White House for an East Room event with President Obama, rekindles great memories of her eight exciting years working out of the East Wing.
Melinda Bates, former Director, White House Visitors Office for Bill and Hillary Clinton returns to the White House with the Park View Little League world champs, Feb. 5, 2010.
Breakfast with Tom Hanks, lunch with Michael Douglas, gifts from the King of Morocco and dinner seated next to the President of the United States were all in a day’s work for Melinda Bates …
White House State Visits – State Dinner Edition! White House State Dinners are the most exclusive, elegant events in Washington, and the highest-level expression of diplomacy and protocol. And even with all that, they’re a lot of FUN! The planning starts with the guest list, and this may be the hardest part – ‘cause EVERYONE [...]
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