Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House

Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a "White House official" is supposed to look like.

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.

This book is full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, including the time she learned the hard way that there aren't nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican.

Alyssa shares the strategies that made her successful in politics and beyond, including the importance of confidence, the value of not being a jerk, and why ultimately everything comes down to hard work (and always carrying a spare tampon).

This book is a must-read for anyone looking to get inside the world of politics and learn from one of the most influential women in the field.