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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. On Eclipse members of the audience started a riot when there [...]
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 [...]
As a native of Washington, DC, I’m sadly all too familiar with what happened to outgoing White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. She came to DC with her outstanding resume, her sense of style and her innovative ideas for White House events. She worked her ass off, creating a range of creative and welcoming parties, [...]
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.
That’s me in the picture there, and you may wonder why I’m petting a turkey. Good question! (‘Cause, you know, who does that? Not to mention, isn’t that the biggest turkey you’ve ever seen?) Well, that’s not just ANY turkey. That’s the official, White House turkey! You’ve probably seen a video clip of a President [...]
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