Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies is a memoir by former White House chief usher J. B. West, offering an insider’s account of the private lives and personalities of several mid-20th-century U.S. First Ladies.
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| Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies Context triple: [J. B. West, notableWork, Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies]
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A.
My First Days in the White House
"My First Days in the White House" is a posthumously published political memoir and speculative account by Huey P. Long outlining his populist vision and plans had he become President of the United States.
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B.
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 television miniseries that dramatizes the lives and experiences of domestic staff serving U.S. presidents across several administrations.
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C.
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy is a landmark 1962 television special in which First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives Americans an unprecedented, guided look at the history, art, and restoration of the White House.
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D.
Forty-Two Years in the White House
Forty-Two Years in the White House is a memoir by longtime White House usher Ike Hoover, offering an insider’s account of presidential life and daily operations across multiple administrations.
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E.
Reflections: Life After the White House
Reflections: Life After the White House is a memoir by former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush, in which she shares personal stories and insights from her post-White House years.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies Target entity description: Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies is a memoir by former White House chief usher J. B. West, offering an insider’s account of the private lives and personalities of several mid-20th-century U.S. First Ladies.
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A.
My First Days in the White House
"My First Days in the White House" is a posthumously published political memoir and speculative account by Huey P. Long outlining his populist vision and plans had he become President of the United States.
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B.
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 television miniseries that dramatizes the lives and experiences of domestic staff serving U.S. presidents across several administrations.
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C.
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy is a landmark 1962 television special in which First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives Americans an unprecedented, guided look at the history, art, and restoration of the White House.
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D.
Forty-Two Years in the White House
Forty-Two Years in the White House is a memoir by longtime White House usher Ike Hoover, offering an insider’s account of presidential life and daily operations across multiple administrations.
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E.
Reflections: Life After the White House
Reflections: Life After the White House is a memoir by former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush, in which she shares personal stories and insights from her post-White House years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | J. B. West ⓘ |
| basedOn | J. B. West’s experiences as White House chief usher ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Mary Lynn Kotz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesRole |
White House chief usher
ⓘ
linked to:
White House Office of the Chief Usher
|
| featuresPerson |
Bess Truman
ⓘ
Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ Jacqueline Kennedy ⓘ
linked to:
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Lady Bird Johnson ⓘ Mamie Eisenhower ⓘ |
| focus |
personalities of First Ladies
ⓘ
private lives of First Ladies ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ |
| hasIsbn | 9780399111730 ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 632268 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | J. B. West ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | insider account of White House domestic life ⓘ |
| originalPublicationPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coward, McCann & Geoghegan ⓘ |
| setting |
White House residence
ⓘ
linked to:
Executive Residence of the White House
|
| subject |
First Ladies of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
First Lady of the United States
White House ⓘ presidential families ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Eisenhower administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration ⓘ
linked to:
Roosevelt administration
Harry S. Truman administration ⓘ John F. Kennedy administration ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy administration
Lyndon B. Johnson administration ⓘ
linked to:
Johnson administration
mid-20th century ⓘ |
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