"1912Z"^^ . "James Bernard West (July 27, 1912 \u2013 July 18, 1983), known as J. B. West, was Chief Usher at the White House in Washington, D.C., from 1957 to 1969. His best-selling book, Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies (with Mary Lynn Kotz), documents his time in the executive mansion and is considered a good source of material on the First Families he served."@en . "1912-07-27Z"^^ . . . . "White House Chief Usher" . "J.B. West"@en . "James Bernard West; J. Bernard West; James B. West"@en . "J. B. West"@en . "1912-07-12Z"^^ . . "1983Z"^^ . . "1983-07-18Z"^^ . .