The Butler
A Witness to History
New York, NY : Audioworks : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2013]
Format: Audiobook on CD
Description: 2 sound discs (2 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When acclaimed Washington Post writer 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.
Subjects:
Allen, Eugene.
Obama, Barack.
Butlers -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
Allen, Eugene.
Obama, Barack.
Butlers -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
ISBN:
9781442368958
UPC: 9781442368958
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD BIOGRAPHY Allen, Eugene [2 DISC] | Blythewood | Book on CD Nonfiction | In |
CD BIOGRAPHY Allen, Eugene [2 DISC] | Southeast | Book on CD Nonfiction | In |
CD BIOGRAPHY Allen, Eugene | Wheatley (Shandon) | Display, Book on CD Nonfiction | In |
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