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03345aam a2200361 i 4500 001 1BD3DA86A0C211E6ABA9DBC7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161102010048 008 160822s2015 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0062305204 020 $a 9780062305206 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Brower, Kate Andersen 245 14 $a The residence $b inside the private world of the White House $c Kate Andersen Brower 246 30 $a Inside the private world of the White House 264 1 $a New York : $b Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $c c2015 300 $a x, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates $b illustrations (some color) $c cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index 505 0 $a 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 520 $a 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, The Residence 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. These dedicated professionals maintain the six-floor mansion's 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, three elevators, and eight staircases, and prepare everything from hors d'oeuvres for intimate gatherings to meals served at elaborate state dinners. Over the course of the day, they gather in the lower level's basement kitchen to share stories, trade secrets, forge lifelong friendships, and sometimes even fall in love. Combining first-person anecdotes from extensive interviews with scores of White House staff members with archival research, Kate Andersen Brower tells their story. She reveals the intimacy between the First Family and the people who serve them, as well as tension that has shaken the staff over the decades. From the housekeeper and engineer who fell in love while serving President Reagan to Jackie Kennedy's private moment of grief with a beloved staffer after her husband's assassination to the tumultuous days surrounding President Nixon's resignation and President Clinton's impeachment battle, The Residence is full of surprising and moving details that illuminate day-to-day life at the White House 610 20 $a White House (Washington, D.C.) $x History $y 20th century $v Anecdotes 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Anecdotes $v Anecdotes 650 0 $a Presidents $x Family relationships $z United States $v Anecdotes 650 0 $a Presidents' spouses $z United States $v Anecdotes $v Anecdotes 650 0 $a Children of presidents $z United States $v Anecdotes $v Anecdotes 650 0 $a Household employees $z Washington (D.C.) $x Social life and customs $v Anecdotes 651 0 $a Washington (D.C.) $x Social life and customs $v Anecdotes 655 7 $a Biographies $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Anecdotes $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l MFPA463 $d 20240314140428.0 $m 978 952 $l ZYPE837 $d 20161102015615.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1BD3DA86A0C211E6ABA9DBC7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search