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A review by jmarrier27
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower
4.0
So what I’ve gathered from reading this book: The Kennedy’s loved to party and kept the staff awake long into the night but they were always grateful.
Johnson was a philandering bully with a weird obsession with his shower but Lady Bird would go behind him and apologize to the staff
Nixon is rarely mentioned but he was pretty demanding but also kind hearted during the Watergate Scandal.
Reagan and Nancy were complete assholes and even made a maid go on hiatus because Nancy was so mean to her.
George H W was the nicest guy to the staff and they all adored him and were very sad when he left office.
The Clinton’s were also demanding and kept the staff awake late at night and rarely spoke to the staff. They were also demanding and liked to change things in the White House that made it difficult for the staff.
George W would speak to them but it was brief and short.
The Obamas were very “we can do this ourselves”, private, and humble. They initially felt bad for the staff until they realized that it was their jobs to serve the first family. Michelle also told the maids that their daughters would be doing their own laundry so they knew how to do it.
Johnson was a philandering bully with a weird obsession with his shower but Lady Bird would go behind him and apologize to the staff
Nixon is rarely mentioned but he was pretty demanding but also kind hearted during the Watergate Scandal.
Reagan and Nancy were complete assholes and even made a maid go on hiatus because Nancy was so mean to her.
George H W was the nicest guy to the staff and they all adored him and were very sad when he left office.
The Clinton’s were also demanding and kept the staff awake late at night and rarely spoke to the staff. They were also demanding and liked to change things in the White House that made it difficult for the staff.
George W would speak to them but it was brief and short.
The Obamas were very “we can do this ourselves”, private, and humble. They initially felt bad for the staff until they realized that it was their jobs to serve the first family. Michelle also told the maids that their daughters would be doing their own laundry so they knew how to do it.