To Serve the President

Nobody knows more about the duties, the difficulties, and the strategies of staffing and working in the White House than Brad Patterson. In To Serve the President, Patterson combines insider access, decades of Washington experience, and an inimitable style to open a window onto closely guarded Oval [...]
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Nobody knows more about the duties, the difficulties, and the strategies of staffing and working in the White House than Brad Patterson. In To Serve the President, Patterson combines insider access, decades of Washington experience, and an inimitable style to open a window onto closely guarded Oval Office turf. The fascinating and entertaining result is the most complete look ever at the White House and the people that make it work. Praise for the hardcover edition of To Serve the President Patterson is the single best source for understanding and explaining the changes in staffing brought about by the consequential and controversial presidency of George W. Bush...This masterful work will serve as a valuable resource ...and should be widely read by those interested in the art and craft of governing. Highly recommended. All readership levels.A" -Choice [Patterson] provides detailed and accessible insight into the George W. Bush White House.A" -Library Journal An excellent portrait of the White House staff, including the important changes implemented during the George W. Bush administration. The book will be an important source of information ...for those who study the presidency.A" -Martha Joynt Kumar, author of Managing the President's Message, winner of the 2008 Richard E. Neustadt Award The most thorough analysis available of how the White House operates from the perspective of those who work there.A" -James Pfiffner, George Mason University, author of Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution