Summary of Upstairs at the White House - Instaread

Summary of Upstairs at the White House

By Instaread

  • Release Date: 2014-12-27
  • Genre: Study Aids
Score: 5
From 5 Ratings

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Summary:
 
J.B. West chronicles his career at the White House and gives an inside look at the six first ladies he served, first as an assistant and then as the chief usher, or general manager, of the dozens of housekeepers, maids, cooks, butlers, gardeners, plumbers, handymen and other staff it takes to keep the White House running. The chief usher manages the household budget, sees to the housing and comfort of guests, supervises the mail operation and oversees maintenance and remodeling. The job title is a leftover from a time when the chief usher actually did usher in visitors to the White House.
West never expected to work at the White House. He worked at the veterans administration when he was loaned to President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt when they needed extra help because they had so many guests and hosted so many events. West ended up staying until he…
 
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Reviews

  • I liked everything, writing, history, has it all

    By Melani Bossio
    Very good summary, is very well written and edited, when I read the story I understood it very well and I could feel everything. In this story it shows how we can never know what the future have for us
  • So much going in the White House

    By SaveYourVote
    I didn't have a clue that there is so much things going in the White House to take care about for an usher, and so many employees needed for making the labours like gardening, cleaning of the place. There is so much to learn from the memories of J.B. West and some interesting knowledge that enhanced my overall culture and understanding of the White House
  • This all about elite personality and good climax

    By Bhuiyan25
    Instaread is well known for their summary and analysis ebooks for varies types of novels and biographic book and here this summary is for J.B west's "Upstairs At The White House". This book is all about serving and J.b' west's prospective about the six first lady he served. Here it's pretty good and interesting to read those in a short time.