The Residence Inside the Private World of the White House

In her book, The Residents, Inside the Private World of the White House, Brower shares stories from the staff who keep the White House running 24 hours a day.

There are about 100 people who work behind the scenes at the White House.

And they're there from one administration to the next. So they are not hired by the president, which I think is really unique here in Washington to have a nonpartisan group of people who are working for American democracy and the White House and what it stands for and not one president or another.

And they get so close to the president and first lady that I know from keeping in touch with several of these butlers, you know, when it's their birthdays, they receive a phone call occasionally. And one of the really wonderful things is that when someone gets married or someone passes away, sometimes the presidents and first ladies go to the funerals or the weddings, which is really special.

For me, the most fascinating story is of Mary Prince, who was the Carters' nanny.