Kate Andersen Brower spent four years covering the Obama White House for Bloomberg News and is a former CBS News staffer and Fox News producer. See below for where it’s going next and where you can purchase THE RESIDENCE and get more information on Kate Andersen Brower.Īmazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble About Kate Andersen Brower Just leave a comment about what fascinates you about the White House or if you’ve ever visited? We’ll chose next Thursday, April 22nd. Thanks to TLC Book Tours and Harper/HarperCollins for providing a copy of THE RESIDENCE for an honest review. But then again, the First Family do know in the back of their minds, they’ll eventually be moving out. Ultimately, it reads like it was a real pain at times to live in that big house with all the staff trying to do everything for the First Family every single minute. The stories go back to the Kennedy administration through today. Some of the more revealing stories Brower shares are how President Lyndon Johnson conducted much of his business while sitting on the toilet and Nancy Reagan’s behavior was nearly impossible, regularly screaming at President Reagan in front of staff.
It’s staffed by 96 full-time and 250 part-time employees made up of butlers, maids, chefs, ushers, engineers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, florists, doormen, calligraphers and dog walkers. In 1800, President John and Abigail Adams were the first tenants. The White House is approximately 55,000 square feet, has 6 floors, 3 elevators, 8 staircases, 28 fireplaces, 35 bathrooms, 147 windows and sits on 18 acres in the middle of Washington DC. Brower claims she’s been given unprecedented access to former workers and their stories White house staffers are known for fiercely keeping a tight lip and their “passion for anonymity.” Journalist, Kate Andersen Brower has spent fours years covering the Obama Presidency and now she has written THE RESIDENCE: Inside The Private World of The White House (Harper/HarperCollins), and it’s not only interesting from a current cultural perspective, but in its historical significance. The thing is, Presidents and their families come and go, but the hundred-or so staff workers behind the scenes carrying out their roles in order to make sure America’s most important House is taken care of, do their jobs quietly without any fuss or recognition. Their mantra, “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” no matter who is the current tenant. President Obama still has a year and a half left in his Presidency and already the race is on to get his job and move into the White House.
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