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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Audiobook
- ISBN
- 9781481534574
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Residence : inside the Private World of the White House
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Social History, General, United States / General
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1481534572
ISBN-13
9781481534574
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20069264305
Product Key Features
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Social History, General, United States / General
Book Title
Residence : inside the Private World of the White House
Publication Year
2015
Language
English
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Compact Disc
Dimensions
Item Length
5.7 In.
Item Width
5.2 In.
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Although most of the interviewees keep their memories close to the vest, some share anecdotes that truly humanize their employers...from the mundane (Lyndon B. Johnson's shower specifications) to the dramatic (Hillary Rodham Clinton's response to her husband's cheating scandal)...Fascinating...[with] all the intriguing vignettes., Anecdotes both touching and hilarious about living and working in the White House, 'the country's most potent and enduring symbol of the presidency'...A work of great historical interest that is also quite entertaining., The tell-all The Residence , featuring intimate anecdotes collected from past and current White House staff members, is absolutely delicious., This intimate portrait of what it's like to take care of the first family is a compelling read...[and] adds unique context to understanding our presidents as human beings.
TitleLeading
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Number of Volumes
10 vols.
Dewey Decimal
975.3
Edition Description
Unabridged edition
Synopsis
A remarkable history with elements of both In the President's Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas. 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 incredible first-person anecdotes from extensive interviews with scores of White House staff members--many speaking for the first time--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., A remarkable history with elements of In the President's Secret Service and The Butler , The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff ofthe White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas. America's first families are unknowable in manyways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who servetheir meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turnsdramatic, humorous, and heartwarming , TheResidence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really livedthrough the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers,and others who tend to the needs of the president and the first family. These dedicated professionals maintain the six-floormansion's 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, 3 elevators, and 8staircases, and prepare everything from hors d'oeuvres for intimate gatheringsto meals served at elaborate state dinners. Over the course of the day, theygather in the lower level's basement kitchen to share stories, trade secrets,forge lifelong friendships, and sometimes even fall in love. Combining incredible first-person anecdotes fromextensive interviews with scores of White House staff members--many speaking forthe first time--with archival research, Kate Andersen Brower tells their story.She reveals the intimacy between the first family and the people who servethem, as well as tension that has shaken the staff over the decades. From thehousekeeper and engineer who fell in love while serving President Reagan toJackie Kennedy's private moment of grief with a beloved staffer after herhusband's assassination to the tumultuous days surrounding President Nixon'sresignation and President Clinton's impeachment battle, The Residence is full of surprising and moving details thatilluminate day-to-day life at the White House.
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