Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J. B. West moral education --Emma Straub

--Emma Straub

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"A spellbinding tale that will never brown or fade with time

Mike--nearly everyone returns with a story or two

Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J. B. West moral education --Emma StraubIn this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind the scenes look at America's first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and coordinated its daily life at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive