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A fascinating behind-the-scenes check out life on Pa Avenue with America's first individuals, by the man who spent practically three ages in their midst. J. B. Western world, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pa Avenue - and coordinated its lifestyle - at the demand of the leader and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings, funerals, gardens, playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and with a big staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For 28 years, first as helper to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he observed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first girls, their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests - including friends, family members, and heads of point out. In Upstairs at the White House, Western world provides an absorbing and novel glimpse at America's first individuals, from the Roosevelts to the Kennedys and the Nixons. Alive with anecdotes which range from the quotidian (Lyndon B. Johnson's showerheads) to the tragic (the aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination), West's audiobook is an enlightening and rich profile of the American record that took place just behind the Palladian entry doors of the North Portico.
