PLEASE RESERVE THE DATE Tuesday, July 12, 2010 5:30pm - 9:00pm Venue to be announced.
Invitations will be sent shortly for the booklaunching of THE WHITE HOUSE DOCTOR : My Patients were Presidents By Dr Connie Mariano A riveting look into the personal lives of US Presidents through the eyes of their White House Doctor. "Connie Mariano held many titles during her nine years at the White House. In each case, Connie was the first to hold the title: the first military woman to become a White House Physician, the first woman Director of the White House Medical Unit, and the first Filipino American in American history to become a Navy Rear Admiral…Throughout my entire presidency, Connie was at my side making sure I stayed healthy. She was with me during the happy and the sad times, as well as in the historic and private moments. I trusted her with my life and the lives of my family.” - former President William Jefferson Clinton Dr. Connie Mariano is used to breaking barriers, used to shattering the glass ceiling. Born to a Navy father and Filipina mother in the Philippines, Mariano traveled and lived military base to military base, typical of the life of a family in the American armed forces. Along the way, she accumulated life experiences and the desire to make her own mark in the world. She has achieved an impressive list of “firsts” that include: * the first military woman to become the White House Physician to the President * the first woman Director of the White House Medical Unit * the first Filipino American in US history to become a Navy Rear Admiral These amazing achievements are just the tip of the iceberg of accomplishments for this remarkable woman, told with grace, humor and passion in her new book, The White House Doctor: My Patients were Presidents. Mariano served nine years as White House doctor, first for the final year of the term of George H.W. Bush, then for the entire eight years of Bill Clinton, and lastly, during the first year of George W. Bush’s first term in office. During that time she not only cared for the leader of the free world and the entire First Family, she also cared for dignitaries, and traveled all over the world with the Presidents in her charge. From meeting the Pope four times to greeting King Juan Carlos of Spain to spending a night on the Queen of England’s yacht, Mariano saw a glittering side of life few get to experience. Glamour aside, being the White House Doctor to the President involved tremendous pressures, including: . training with the Secret Service for AOP (Attack on the Principal) and water rescue drill . treating First Lady Hillary Clinton for a blood clot . treating President Clinton’s mother during her battle with breast cancer· . taking care of President Clinton when he injured his leg . working inside the METU (Medical Evaluation and Treatment Unit) at Bethesda Naval Hospital, which is set up like a private ward for the President and Vice President, and never used for anyone else Mariano also discusses controversies she became a part of simply by being White House Doctor. Many of these centered around the Monica Lewinsky affair involving President Clinton. Mariano was asked to take Clinton’s blood sample to match it with the DNA of the infamous stain on Lewinsky’s dress. Throughout The White House Doctor, Mariano harkens back to all the hard work she put in to get to this place in her life. And it wasn’t all sunshine and an easy path. She found herself having to fight stereotypes many times, both against women and minorities. This even occurred once she reached the position of Physician to the President. On more than one occasion she found herself being treated like she was hired help, not a doctor. Painful as these times were to her she, was devoted to her work, remembering the great lessons her father instilled in her when she was young. Today, Dr. Mariano runs the renowned Center for Executive Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she lives. It is a medical concierge practice which provides presidential-quality medical care to CEOs and their families. But her memories remain strong of her time with both Presidents Bush and her eight years caring for President Clinton. If you wish to receive an invitation, please email <[email protected]> as soon as possible. Guests will be limited and invitations will be sent on a first-come, first serve basis. If you will be unable to attend, we accept orders for autographed copies of her book. Please email <[email protected]>. The event is part of the ongoing community outreach program of Philippine Expressions Bookshop, the mail order bookshop dedicated to Filipino Americans in search of their roots. This is their fifth Authors Series for the year. ---- Philippine Expressions Bookshop The Mail Order Bookshop dedicated to Filipino Americans in search of their roots. PO Box 4201, Main Post Office Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274, USA Tel/e.Fax (310) 514-9139 www.philippineexpressionsbookshop.com (under construction) "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. 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