My 21 Years in the White House , first published in 1960, is the fascinating account by Alonzo Fields of his service as head butler under 4 presidents: Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
Included are sample menus prepared for visiting heads-of-state and foreign dignitaries..
They\'ve got to eat, you know. but they can\'t do much here without us.
We have a small part ...
As Fields often told his staff, ...remember that we are helping to make history.
He would also witness presidential decision-making at critical times in American history-the attack on Pearl Harbor, the death of Franklin Roosevelt, the desegregation of the military, and the outbreak of hostilities in Korea.
Rockefeller, presidential cabinet members, senators, representatives, and Supreme Court Justices.
Fields (1900-1994) began his employment at the White House in 1931, and kept a journal of his meetings with the presidents and their families; he would also meet important people like Winston Churchill, Princess Elizabeth of England, Thomas Edison, John D.
My 21 Years in the White House , first published in 1960, is the fascinating account by Alonzo Fields of his service as head butler under 4 presidents: Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower
