02745cam a2200361 4500 521527638 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781480449381 1480449385 B00F3QYL06 Amazon 4432c1e7-4d06-42cf-a731-c1fa1b17ec91 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1403088 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib West, J. B. Upstairs at the White House [Libby] : My Life with the First Ladies. Open Road Media, 2013. women. biography & memoir. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 17MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>In this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America's first families.</b><br /> J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state.<br /> <br /> J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called "one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met," provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt's fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy's tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, <i>Upstairs at the White House</i> is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.<br /></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:35:50. Kotz, Mary Lynn. https://samples.overdrive.com/upstairs-at-the?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/upstairs-at-the?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/upstairs-at-the?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXSAI