Brower, Kate Andersen
The residence : inside the private world of the White House Inside the private world of the White House Kate Andersen Brower - First edition. - New York Harper Collins 2015 - x, 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Controlled chaos -- Discretion -- Devotion -- Extraordinary demands -- Dark days -- Sacrifice -- Race and the residence -- Backstairs gossip and mischief -- Growing up in the White House -- Heartbreak and hope.
"America's first families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, [this book] reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and first family"--Amazon.com.
9780062305190 (hardcover) 0062305190 (hardcover)
2014040404
White House (Washington, D.C.)--History--20th century
Presidents--United States
Presidents--Family relationships--United States
Presidents' spouses--United States
Children of presidents--United States
Household employees--Social life and customs--Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs
975.3 Bro 15
The residence : inside the private world of the White House Inside the private world of the White House Kate Andersen Brower - First edition. - New York Harper Collins 2015 - x, 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Controlled chaos -- Discretion -- Devotion -- Extraordinary demands -- Dark days -- Sacrifice -- Race and the residence -- Backstairs gossip and mischief -- Growing up in the White House -- Heartbreak and hope.
"America's first families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, [this book] reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and first family"--Amazon.com.
9780062305190 (hardcover) 0062305190 (hardcover)
2014040404
White House (Washington, D.C.)--History--20th century
Presidents--United States
Presidents--Family relationships--United States
Presidents' spouses--United States
Children of presidents--United States
Household employees--Social life and customs--Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs
975.3 Bro 15