John R. Hanny

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John R. Hanny is a United States chef, author, and political operative and is best known for working in the White House during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as a special consultant and for serving as a visiting chef for administrations from Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton. [1]

Hanny complied recipes from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama and wrote the cookbook Secrets from the White House Kitchens (2010. [2]

Hanny is author of the political thriller Asleep at the Wheel (2002), [3] which sold 500,000 copies worldwide.

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References

  1. "John R Hanny Bio, White House Cookbook, Secrets from the White House …". secretsfrom.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Hanny, John R. (2010). Secrets from the White House Kitchens at Amazon.com. ISBN   978-0982929308.
  3. Hanny, John R. (2002). Asleep at the Wheel at Amazon.com. ISBN   1582442207.