On his first day of work, Scott Toland walked into the West Wing with no inside knowledge about what happens within its walls. In January 2021, as one of the last staff members remaining with President Donald J. Trump at the end of his first term, he finished his job as a Special Assistant to the President with an in-depth understanding of the epicenter of political power.

During Toland's time in the Office of the Staff Secretary, he briefed President Trump before speeches and document signings, traveled on Air Force One, and managed the largest bill ever passed by Congress. Through it all, he never lost sight of what led him to the West Wing and what helped him stay there. In this White House memoir, Toland shares a unique perspective on the suspense, pressure, and intrigue that accompany a job located steps away from the Oval Office. While doing so, he stays focused on a question that will be just as relevant in ten or twenty years as it is today: What is life in the West Wing really like?