A Teen in the White House.

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What's it like to grow up in the White House? You'd have to ask a White House kid. Here is Susan Ford's description of living in the White House from A Kid's Guide to the White House by Betty Debnam (Andrews McMeel Publishing; 1997).

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Susan Ford moved into the White House in 1974. Her father, Gerald Ford, was Richard Nixons Vice President and became President when Nixon resigned. "Its like a fairy tale," Susan said. "The people you meet--the kings, queens and movie stars--and the experiences."

Even so, while at the White House Susan lived a normal teens life--she even held her high school prom in the East Room! Susans mother, Betty Ford, made sure that she was not spoiled. "I dont think my mother wanted me to become a little princess or a prima donna," Susan said. "She said that `Susan will still...