The Butler: A Witness to History

by Wil Haygood

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When acclaimed Washington Postwriter Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler who had served no fewer than eight presidents, from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan. During his thirty-four years of service, Allen became what the Independent described as a "discreet stagehand who for...Read more
  • ISBN10 1476752990
  • ISBN13 9781476752990
  • Publish Date 15 August 2013 (first published 30 July 2013)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 17 February 2016
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint 37 Ink
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 112
  • Language English