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Christopher B. Emery

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Christopher B. Emery is the author of five books, including the bestselling
White House Usher: Stories from the Inside.

He served for nearly a decade in
the White House across three administrations.

Throughout his twenty-nine years in the federal government, Chris held a
top-secret clearance as a CIO, Chief Architect, and Director. His roles
spanned multiple government agencies, including the White House, the
United States Congress, and the Department of Homeland Security. In a
senior management role at the Department of Justice, he served as the CIO
for the National Security Division, serving as the vital link between the
Attorney General and the Intelligence Community.

Chris travels nationwide to share insights from his time at the center of
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After his mother, Jacqueline, died in 2010, author and…moreMy current project is an epic A Narrative Nonfiction. . .

JACQUELINE
Based on a True Story

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After his mother, Jacqueline, died in 2010, author and former White House Usher Christopher B. Emery set out to understand the woman who raised him — a mother he came to describe as having a “frozen heart.” What began as a personal inquiry evolved into a fifteen-year historical and archival investigation, uncovering a concealed wartime life involving Nazi officers, the French Underground, and the existence of a daughter Jacqueline was forced to surrender — a child whose life remained hidden for more than half a century.

In occupied Paris, Jacqueline Marchal came of age amid war, class pressure, and moral collapse. To survive, she navigated the rarefied world of the Hôtel Raphael, forming relationships with German personnel that placed her uncomfortably close to power — figures later linked to the Luftwaffe, Joseph Goebbels’ propaganda apparatus, and the Valkyrie plot against Hitler. Her trajectory carried her from Paris to Bavaria, then to postwar Indochina and to America — a life shaped less by ideology than by adaptation under extreme pressure.

Told through a dual timeline, Jacqueline interweaves the author’s present-day effort, alongside his sisters, to authenticate documents, reconstruct events, and understand what lay behind their mother’s silence with Jacqueline’s wartime survival. The investigation deepens with the discovery of the daughter Jacqueline surrendered in wartime France and culminates in a full-circle revelation when a French nephew is identified — raised continents away yet shaped by the same emotional distance — revealing how trauma and silence replicated themselves across generations.

This book does not attempt to prove espionage, nor to resolve questions the historical record cannot support. Instead, it examines the moral ambiguity, suspicion, and survival strategies imposed by wartime Europe, particularly on women whose lives intersected with power.

At its core, Jacqueline is not a story about secrets kept but about the cost of survival — and the quiet inheritance of silence.

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	White House Usher: Stories from the Inside by Christopher B. Emery (Goodreads Author), Barbara Bush (Foreword) 4.08 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Killed the President? by Christopher Beauregard Emery, Christopher B. Emery (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Shot the Speaker? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chris’ Bedtime Stories is just what the title promises: a collection of short, easy reads and small adventures meant to be enjoyed when the day ends, and you’re ready to unwind.
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Christopher Emery liked Regina Kate's review of Who Killed the President?: "The death of the president sets the stage, but it’s the emotional journey of Bartholomew Winston that truly drives this novel. There’s a haunting sense of loyalty and history woven into the plot, especially as he risks everything to uncover a truth n" Read more of this review »
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Christopher Emery liked Linda Wheeler's review of White House Usher: Stories from the Inside: "Very good book. A lot of White House history"
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