1-Page Summary of Upstairs at the White House Overview Note: this book guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher or author, and we always encourage you to purchase and read the full book. Read a brief 1-Page Summary or watch video summaries curated by our expert team. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.Want to learn the ideas in Upstairs at the White House better than ever? Read the world’s #1 book summary of Upstairs at the White House by J.B. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. On Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 at 9:27 am and is filed under Book Reviews. Tags: Autobiography, Book Recommendations, Book Suggestions, history I think this would be an interesting read for any presidential or first lady history buff. The photographs he shared were also great and put an image to some of the descriptions he provided. I was so fascinated by the ‘behind the scenes’ look at the life in the White House and how it transformed over the years. I found West’s book interesting and it seemed like an honest account. The lengths that Jackie Kennedy took to protect her children from the press and public eye while in the White House and the darkness that fell over the White House after the assassination of President Kennedy. The control Mamie Eisenhower had over every aspect of life in the White House and her generosity at birthdays and the holidays for all of the staff she had contact with on a daily basis. The vast reconstruction of the White House during the Truman years. The frugality of the Trumans and the true relationship that created their strong marriage. The cancelling of the formal season at the White House following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the White House going through food rationing during World War II like the rest of the country. Roosevelt’s who would stay for weeks at a time in the White House. Some memorable takeaways were West’s descriptions of the never ending visitors of Mrs. It was a fantastic position from which to experience the ups and downs of presidential living and the ups and downs of the country. West worked in the White House with the Roosevelts, Trumans, Eisenhowers, Kennedys, Johnsons, and Nixons. He worked closely with each First Lady as she grew familiar with the home and acclimated to life in the White House. West worked at the White House for over 25 years, as Assistant to the Chief Usher and later as Chief Usher. And, if I’m honest, my recent binge of The West Wing played a role in this curiosity, as well. With all of the Presidential politics of the past couple of years I really started to wonder what life in the White House is really like. Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladiesīy J.

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