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By Kate Andersen Brower

America's first households are one of the so much deepest public figures on the earth. From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded invoice and Hillary Clinton through the president's impeachment to the historical but polarizing residency of Barack and Michelle Obama, every one new management brings a special set of personalities to the White House—and a brand new set of demanding situations to the fiercely dependable and hardworking those that serve them: the White residence place of dwelling staff.

No one is aware the president of the U.S., and his relatives, just like the women and men who make the White apartment run on a daily basis. Now, for the 1st time, their tales of 50 years, ten administrations, and numerous crises, huge and small, are instructed within the place of dwelling. Drawing on hundreds and hundreds of hours of interviews with butlers, maids, cooks, florists, doormen, and different staffers—as good as former first girls and primary relatives members—Kate Andersen Brower, who lined President Obama's first time period, deals a bunch portrait of the committed pros who orchestrate lavish kingdom dinners; stand prepared in the course of conferences with international dignitaries; deal with the president and primary lady's childrens; and cater to each desire the 1st couple can have, besides the fact that elegant or, every now and then, ridiculous.

In the voices of the place of abode staff themselves—sometimes wry, frequently affectionate, continually gracious and proud—here are tales of

The Kennedys—from intimate glimpses in their marriage to the chaotic days after JFK's assassination
The Johnsons—featuring the unusual saga of LBJ's obsession with the White apartment plumbing
The Nixons—including Richard Nixon's unforeseen visual appeal within the White residence kitchen the morning he resigned
The Reagans—from a hearth that endangered Ronald Reagan overdue in his moment time period to Nancy's keep watch over of info huge and small
The Clintons—whose inner most battles, marked through shouting suits and flying gadgets, unsettled place of abode workers
The Obamas—who danced to Mary J. Blige on their first evening within the White House

And simply as compelling are the tales of the staff themselves, together with Storeroom supervisor invoice Hamilton, who served 11 presidents over fifty-five years; govt Housekeeper Christine Limerick, who married a fellow place of abode employee; leader Usher Stephen Rochon, who grew to become the 1st African American to carry the publish; govt Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, who feuded fiercely with govt Chef Walter Scheib; and Butler James Ramsey, who made associates with presidents invoice Clinton and George W. Bush, and whose spirit lively the White residence via six administrations earlier than his dying in 2014.

Working tirelessly to supply impeccable carrier and incomes the belief and timeless admiration of every new first relations, those awesome White condominium staff served each day in the middle of history—and lived to inform the stories.

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