In this New York Times bestseller, the White Area leader usher for almost 3 many years gives a in the back of-the-scenes have a look at The us’s first households.
J. B. West, leader usher of the White Area, directed the operations and upkeep of 1600 Pennsylvania Street—and coordinated its day-to-day existence—on the request of the president and his circle of relatives. He directed state purposes; deliberate events, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and intensive renovations; and, with a big body of workers, supervised each and every job within the presidential house. For twenty-8 years, first as assistant to the executive usher, then as leader usher, he witnessed nationwide crises and triumphs, and interacted day-to-day with six consecutive presidents and primary women, in addition to their oldsters, youngsters and grandchildren, and houseguests—together with buddies, spouse and children, and heads of state.J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy known as “one of the vital odd males I’ve ever met,” supplies an soaking up, one-of-a-type historical past of existence a number of the first women. Alive with anecdotes starting from Eleanor Roosevelt’s interesting political methods to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the private struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs on the White House is a wealthy account of a slice of American historical past that frequently continues to be in the back of closed doorways.
