kate anderson brower has written and meticulously researched and fascinating book that chronicles 50 years of service by white house residence staff and she's going to speak to us about the writing of the book and read from her book. she is an accomplished journalist who covered the first term of the obama white house for "bloomberg news" and is a former cbs news staffer and a former fox news producer. she and her family are local residents writer in the washington, d.c. area. so please join barnes & noble and bethesda and extend a warm welcome to kate andersen brower. [applause] >> thank you very much. ..