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The odd, true, laugh-out-loud funny story of a teenager, an Oval Office, and a ringside seat to Watergate.

At the age of 17, Don Stinson accidentally landed a job in the White House during Watergate, so far the largest political scandal in American history.
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​A truly insignificant member of the Nixon White House staff, he frequently loitered outside of the Oval Office to watch it unfold. ​​What he saw throughout the White House ran the gamut from the deeply profound to the wildly hilarious. ​​​​
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​He was also a kid who did the same kind of harebrained things most teenagers do... except on a much bigger stage with much greater embarrassment.

Only steps away from the Oval Office, he fought with a foreign head of state for space in a restroom. ​​ He devised a shortcut that tripped countless alarms and summoned an agitated band of Secret Service agents. He spilled ice ​water on Frank Sinatra ....and that was just the small stuff! ​

A funny, fast-paced memoir, 
Downstairs at the White House is richly decorated with presidents,​first ladies, celebrities...and events that shook America.

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​"A captivating account of a historically momentous time told from a refreshingly uncommon perspective... Stinson's prose is unfailingly clear and his tone is self- effacing." Kirkus Reviews

 "(Don Stinson) may be the only ​man in the world who can say (his) wingmen were Bob Hope and Charlton Heston!" ​John Grayson and Jennifer Blume, ​​ ​550AM KTRS- St. Louis 

​​"(Written in) a unique style! I call it 'whimsical irony.'"
Dr. John Cook, Good Books Radio, PBS Radio Stations 

"Don Stinson is the guy at the party they'll listen to when ​he says, 'Well, I've got a story to tell!'" 
Paul Murnane, WCBS Radio - New York

​"(Downstairs at the White House) is a really cool book.... the story of a kid who kind of 'Forrest Gumps' his way into all kinds of interesting situations." Bradley Jay, WBZ News Radio 1030 - Boston ​​

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About the Author

​Don Stinson is a graduate of American University and a former newspaper executive. A truly insignificant member of the White House staff during Watergate, he frequently loitered outside of the Oval Office.
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he worked with newspapers in Russia, Slovakia, and Poland to establish a free and independent press. ​ His accomplishments included being held hostage in a smelting plant, sleeping in an insane asylum guarded by sheep herders, and fighting a goat defending a lavatory door on Russian airliner Aeroflot.  ​​The goat won. ​​
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​He (the author, not the goat) lives in Miami, Florida and Western North Carolina.


​Have a question? A comment? ​Contact us by email at:
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Copyright 2017-2022 by Eastern Harbor Press LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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