J. B. West
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Language
English
Description
"J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenueᠮd coordinated its daily lifeᠴ the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher,...