Who thought this was a good idea? : and other questions you should have answers to when you work in the White House
by Mastromonaco, Alyssa, 1976- (Author), Oyler, Lauren (Author)
Summary
Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears, and lots of briefing binders. But for every historic oc... Full description
- Introduction: You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation
- Leadership, or born to run things
- Preparedness, or the patron saint of digestion
- Independence, or you can't just tagalong
- Self-awareness, or are you there, FEMA? It's me, Alyssa
- Some personal shit you should probably know
- Confidence, or the hope flood
- Humility, or changes we can believe in, sort of, if we have to
- Risk-taking, or Ah-LEES-ah goes to brooklyn
- Resilience, or a "serious" breakdown
- Kindness, or a spirit soars over Denali
- Conclusion: Politics, now with less Navy.