Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First LadiesProvides intimate recollections, from the Chief Usher of the White House, of the social events, life-styles, and decorative preferences that characterized presidential households from Roosevelt to Nixon. |
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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies J. B. West,Mary Lynn Kotz Limited preview - 2013 |
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