
The Residence
Inside the Private World of the White House
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Karen White
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.
©2015 Kate Andersen Brower (P)2015 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...




















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I have always liked reading memoirs from the staff of the White House and my favorite has been "Upstairs at the White House." However, this one very much measures up to that standard. I found it interesting because of the behind-the-scenes look at history and fascinating because of the insights it offers about how the actual human beings involved actually live in and react to the history with which they are involved.
Highly recommend if you find the topic at all tempting.
Very interesting
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I was listening out for the great narration of Robert Caro's Lyndon Johnson series by Grover. So, at the beginning of the story, I was disappointed in the delivery of the narration and in the appearant disorganization of topics in the early part of the book. The book seemed to be all over the place.
However, I paid for the book, so I was going to complete its listening.
I am glad I gave it a chance. As the chapter topics were more clearly identified, I was better able to enjoy the stories and anecdotes. As the book's layout became more clear, the stories became more enjoyable and the narrator's voice grew on me, even becoming more soothing every day as I gave up on the car radio and listened to the audio on the way to and from work.
Now, the book is complete and I am sad, missing the anecdotes and even the voice that started out grating on my nerves, and ended up giving me piece and calm before I entered the work world. The minute I heard "epilogue", I knew it was time to say good-bye.
I am glad I gave the book a chance.
Glad I Gave It a Chance
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The Residence
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Annoying impressions
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great read!!
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Intriguing without being gossipy.
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Fell short.
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Renewed my faith
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Opens your eyes to the real White House
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Interesting stuff, even to a Canadian
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