James Bernard West was the 6th Chief Usher of the White House serving from 1957 to 1969. His best-selling book, Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies, documents his time in the executive mansion and is considered a good source of material on the First Families he served.
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Position held
- White House Chief Usher
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 27, 1912
- Died
- July 18, 1983
