ISBN10: 0062305190, ISBN13: 9780062305190, [publisher: Harper] Hardcover A remarkable history with elements of both In the President%u2019s 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%u2019s 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%u2019s 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, three elevators, and eight staircases, and prepare everything from hors d%u2019oeuvres for intimate gatherings to meals served at elaborate state dinners. Over the course of the day, they gather in the lower level%u2019s 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%u2014many speaking for the first time%u2014with archival research, Kate Andersen Brower tells their story. She reveals the intimacy between the First Family and the people who serve ...

Harper, April Date: 2015. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. 2015. Harper ISBN 0062305190 9780062305190 [US]