The White House Doctor - 9780312534837

"The White House Doctor was a joy to read---charming, insightful, and utterly fascinating."---Michael Palmer, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The First Patient and The Last Surgeon

"Dr. Connie Mariano has written a sparkling memoir with an insider's view of the president's office. Anyone interested in an intimate view through those corridors of power---or how a gorgeous Filipina navigated those testosterone-drenched environs---should read this book. The White House Doctor is also a glimpse into what impossible odds a working mother faces. Dr. Mariano's triumph is one for all of us."---Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and Lit

"Sometimes the best view in the world is a secret view that no one else has ever seen. Dr. Connie Mariano gives you that view---from inside the White House. You will never look at the presidency the same way again."---Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The Book of Lies

"An all-American success story dressed in heels and a white coat...The White House Doctor provides a rare examination behind the curtain of a life that few know, even fewer understand, and very few have ever lived. Join Admiral Dr. Connie Mariano, physician to the president, on the ultimate `house call.'"---Air Force Brigadier General Richard J. Tubb, physician to the president for President George W. Bush

"A compelling narrative...combines the author's always fascinating, occasionally poignant experiences with rare insights into the delivery of medical care to America's First Families."---Ludwig M. (Lud) Deppisch, M.A., M.D., author of The White House Physician: A History from Washington to George W. Bush

When Navy doctor Commander Connie Mariano accepted a two-year tour of duty as a White House physician in 1992, she never imagined she would stay for nine years, become the first female head of the White House Medical Unit, and serve three presidents

Life in the president's kill zone, especially after Bill Clinton chose her as his personal physician, would test her mettle as a naval officer, wife, and mother. From applying a Band-Aid to George Bush Sr.'s golf blister to drawing Clinton's blood for Ken Starr during the former president's impeachment, this was a military assignment like no other

The medical unit not only ministers to the president. the vice president, and their families, but to the thousands of military and civilian personnel on the White House compound. And this was anything but a stay-at-home practice, as Mariano accompanied the Clintons on more than 130 trips, here and abroad. From a cruise on the King of Spain's yacht to flying into Kosovo on a dangerous peace mission, she roamed the planet lugging her doctor's bag and defibrillator

Rear Admiral Connie Mariano received her rear admiral's gold shoulder boards at a White House ceremony in 2000 and became the highest-ranking Filipina officer in naval history.