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"Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J. B. West, Mary Lynn Kotz" is Mary Lynn Kotz's highest-rated book on LuvemBooks, with a reader rating of 4.7/5.

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We have reviewed 1 book by Mary Lynn Kotz.

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Mary Lynn Kotz's books span genres including Biography & Memoir, Politics & Society, History.

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Mary Lynn Kotz

Mary Lynn Kotz is a journalist and author who has published four books as well as numerous articles for major publications in the fields of history, politics, and art. She is known for her biography of Robert Rauschenberg, which followed five years of near isolation in her office near Washington. She lives with her husband, author Nick Kotz, on a cattle farm in Broad Run, Virginia.

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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J. B. West, Mary Lynn Kotz

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A New York Times bestseller that sold more than two million copies in the United States, Upstairs at the White House is the memoir of J. B. West, who served as Chief Usher of the White House for nearly three decades, offering a behind-the-scenes account of life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue across five first families — from Eleanor Roosevelt to Pat Nixon — and illuminating the unelected, unpaid, but consequential roles the First Ladies played in shaping the presidency itself.

Reviewed Apr 1, 2026

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