When the White House Calls tells the life story of John Price, one of Utah s most prominent citizens, beginning with his birth in Germany through his years as a successful builder and real estate developer with business interests in broadcasting, manufacturing, distribution, and banking to his life as a diplomat. Born in Berlin on August 18, 1933, Hans Joachim Praiss was five years old when he and his family fled Nazi Germany in April 1939. The family found temporary refuge in Panama, finally arriving at Ellis Island in September 1940 and settling in New York City. Following the advice of...