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My Thirty Years Backstage at the White House (1961)

av Lillian Rogers Parks

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This is the combined biography of two domestic servants, a mother and her daughter, each of whom worked for thirty years in the White House. In 1909, he mother was hired by President Taft, who was the first president ever to allow a Black person to enter the White House. She worked in the White House until 1939. Her daughter was hired by President Hoover in 1929 and she worked there until the final days of the Eisenhower Administration in 1959. This book should be required reading for every serious student of American history. The authors were eye witnesses to some of the great events of history and offer different prospectives from that found elsewhere. For example, we learn that when Calvin Coolidge announced in 1927 that he did not intend to run for re-election, he was playing hard-to-get. He believed that the people would insist that he accept a third term of office. He expected to be drafted. He actually wanted a third term in office. Coolidge was disappointed when Herbert Hoover was nominated as he disagreed with Hoover's ideas and policies. We learn that in the last year and a half of the presidency of President Woodrow Wilson, he had to be wheeled around the White House in a wheel chair and was often engaged in "sickbed rambling." When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as president, he was an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Few Americans knew this and elaborate means were devised to make it appear that Roosevelt was robust and healthy. Whenever he was to speak, railings were created beside where he was to be standing. This was done so that it would appear that FDR was walking, taking a few steps up to the speaker's podium, when in reality the handrails were holding him up and he was dragging his feet a short distance to create the illusion that he was walking. Also, Roosevelt was dependent on his mother, Sara Delano, who had all the money and controlled his finances.… (mer)
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5682. My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House, by Lillian Rogers Parks (read 20 Mar 2020) This 1961 book Tells of seamstresses (mother and daughter) who worked at the White House. The mother worked at the White House when Teddy Roosevelt was there, Parks herself worked 30 years, retiring in 1854. The book is full of cliches and non-profound comments but has a certain charm. She obviously strives to say nice things about the people she worked for though she liked the Democrats better. ( )
  Schmerguls | Aug 16, 2020 |
In either four or eight year cycles the tenants of 'America's house' move in and out in a temporary permanent cycle decided on by the nation's voters. This book is a record set down by the real gatekeepers and custodians of the home that keeps them safe and bears witness to the identifying moments that fingerprint their different and separate personalities.

This true life memoir is an intimate look at the inner workings of the White House, covering administrations from Taft to Eisenhower, by a mother and daughter who were employed there between 1909 and 1960. There are many tomes documenting the accomplishments of America's presidents and their administrations, however, this book is unique because it reveals the personalities and proclivities of the families that lived inside the private residence in a way that has not been done before.

The book reveals both the commitment these butlers, maids, cooks, ushers and housekeepers devoted to maintaining the residence and the degree of service and private confidences the insulated first family members shared with them. We also learn a great deal about the struggles of an african american family endeavoring to survive economically in Washington, DC in the early years of the 20th century. During her employment, residents of the District did not have the right to vote, yet Lillian did not hesitate to vocalize her opinion on each administration, and upon her retirement, recorded it for posterity.

Maggie Rogers, the author's mother, was the first african american maid employed in the White House's private residences. Her outspoken daughter's book is the reason there are confidentiality clauses in the White House's current employment agreements, precluding future tell-all books like this. Her observations are unique, and are an interesting view from a perspective that will engage and enlighten your understanding of our country's public image. ( )
1 rösta greytone | Jan 18, 2009 |
Another wonderful "behind-the-scenes" look at life among the rich and famous. Lillian Parks was a maid in the White House as was her mother. Her memories go back to the Tafts. ( )
  MerryMary | Jul 6, 2007 |
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To Maggie, My Mother, Who Urged Me to Complete The Backstairs Story of the White House, Which She Began So Long Ago When She Bore the Proud Title Of Number One White House Maid.
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Foreword: In a little house, on a quiet street in Washington, D.C., lives "Little Lillian" - as she was known at the White House - among her souvenirs.
I recently read in the newspapers that a man who had been released from a mental hospital in California came to the White House with a ladder, a bucket of red paint, and a brush.
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This is the combined biography of two domestic servants, a mother and her daughter, each of whom worked for thirty years in the White House. In 1909, he mother was hired by President Taft, who was the first president ever to allow a Black person to enter the White House. She worked in the White House until 1939. Her daughter was hired by President Hoover in 1929 and she worked there until the final days of the Eisenhower Administration in 1959. This book should be required reading for every serious student of American history. The authors were eye witnesses to some of the great events of history and offer different prospectives from that found elsewhere. For example, we learn that when Calvin Coolidge announced in 1927 that he did not intend to run for re-election, he was playing hard-to-get. He believed that the people would insist that he accept a third term of office. He expected to be drafted. He actually wanted a third term in office. Coolidge was disappointed when Herbert Hoover was nominated as he disagreed with Hoover's ideas and policies. We learn that in the last year and a half of the presidency of President Woodrow Wilson, he had to be wheeled around the White House in a wheel chair and was often engaged in "sickbed rambling." When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as president, he was an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Few Americans knew this and elaborate means were devised to make it appear that Roosevelt was robust and healthy. Whenever he was to speak, railings were created beside where he was to be standing. This was done so that it would appear that FDR was walking, taking a few steps up to the speaker's podium, when in reality the handrails were holding him up and he was dragging his feet a short distance to create the illusion that he was walking. Also, Roosevelt was dependent on his mother, Sara Delano, who had all the money and controlled his finances.

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