Kate Andersen Brower

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Kate Andersen Brower is an American journalist and author who has written three books about the White House, two of which have been New York Times bestsellers, The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, First Women: The Grace & Power of America's Modern First Ladies, First in Line: Presidents, Vice presidents, and the Pursuit of Power, and Team of Five: The presidents Club in the Age of Trump. [1] She covered the White House for Bloomberg News [2] during President Barack Obama's first term and before that she worked at CBS News and Fox News as a producer. She is also a CNN contributor [3] and has written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, and The Smithsonian. [4]

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Education

She is a graduate of Barnard College and Oxford University. [1]

Writings

Brower's book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House has been called a "groundbreaking" backstairs look at the maids and butlers [5] and other professionals who work at the White House. [6] The book hit number 1 on the nonfiction New York Times Best Seller list. Netflix has optioned the TV rights to the book with Shonda Rhimes producing. [7]

Her second nonfiction book, First Women: The Grace & Power of America's Modern First Ladies, examined the lives of the First Ladies of the United States. The book was called a "gossipy, but surprisingly deep, look at the women who help and sometimes overshadow their powerful husbands." [5]

Her third nonfiction book, First in Line, covers every vice president of the modern era, from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden and Mike Pence. [8]

Brower's fourth nonfiction book, Team of Five: The presidents Club in the Age of Trump, examines what has been characterized as the world's most exclusive club, membership limited to the former presidents of the United States. Brower looks at the relationships between the former American presidents as well as the strains between this rarified group and the (at that time) current occupant of the Oval Office, Donald Trump. [9] [10]

Brower authored Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon, the first authorized biography of actress and activist Elizabeth Taylor, in 2022. [11]

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kate Andersen Brower". HarperCollins. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Q&A Kate Andersen Brower, Apr 22 2015 | Video | C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "ABOUT KATE | Kate Andersen Brower". www.katebrower.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Smith Lady Bird Johnson Wielded Power With a Delicate Touch" by Kate Andersen Brower, The Smithsonian, July 6, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "'First Women' peeks inside the White House" by Ray Locker, USA Today, April 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "'First Women' by Kate Andersen Brower," Fox and friends, Fox News Channel. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions" by John Koblin, The New York Times, July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "President Trump reminds Vice President Pence of his father, according to new book". The Washington Post. June 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump". publishersweekly.com.
  10. ↑ "Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump by Kate Andersen Brower". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ August 11, Maureen Lee Lenker; EDT, 2022 at 02:00 PM. "See the cover for the first-ever authorized biography of Elizabeth Taylor". EW.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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