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Meet some of the people who've worked at the White House

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The White House kitchen staff prepares to serve a large meal in this 1966 photo. Executive Chef Henry Haller is tops dishes with tomato slices with Allena M. Price, Eserline Dewberry, and Nicanor Salvador.
The White House kitchen staff prepares to serve a large meal in this 1966 photo. Executive Chef Henry Haller is tops dishes with tomato slices with Allena M. Price, Eserline Dewberry, and Nicanor Salvador.
James P. Blair, White House Historical Association
Jacqueline Kennedy and her son John F. Kennedy, Jr, pose for a December 1963 photograph with White House doormen in the West Sitting Hall prior to her final departure from the White House.
Jacqueline Kennedy and her son John F. Kennedy, Jr, pose for a December 1963 photograph with White House doormen in the West Sitting Hall prior to her final departure from the White House.
Robert L. Knudsen, White House Historical Association
George W. Hannie, Jr., shown in a 2004 photo, started working at the White House in 1966 as a butler. He was later promoted to maitre d’ in 1998, a position he held until his retirement in 2011. He worked at the White House for 45 years and across nine presidencies.
George W. Hannie, Jr., shown in a 2004 photo, started working at the White House in 1966 as a butler. He was later promoted to maitre d’ in 1998, a position he held until his retirement in 2011. He worked at the White House for 45 years and across nine presidencies.
Tina Hager, White House Historical Association
Charles Henlock, a White House gardener, is shown in a greenhouse in this 1931 photograph. Henlock arrived in the U.S. from England in 1886 and began working at the White House as a laborer. He was eventually promoted to head gardener and retired in 1931.
Charles Henlock, a White House gardener, is shown in a greenhouse in this 1931 photograph. Henlock arrived in the U.S. from England in 1886 and began working at the White House as a laborer. He was eventually promoted to head gardener and retired in 1931.
Harris & Ewing, White House Historical Association
Cristeta "Cris" Comerford, then an assistant White House chef, works in the kitchen in a 2002 photo. Comerford, a native of the Philippines, was named White House executive chef in 2005, and retired in 2024.
Cristeta "Cris" Comerford, then an assistant White House chef, works in the kitchen in a 2002 photo. Comerford, a native of the Philippines, was named White House executive chef in 2005, and retired in 2024.
Tina Hager, White House Historical Association
White House engineer Brian K. Rock holds Socks the cat at the podium in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing in 1993. Rock worked at the White House for 30 years, beginning in 1988, and cared for Socks while President Clinton was in office.
White House engineer Brian K. Rock holds Socks the cat at the podium in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing in 1993. Rock worked at the White House for 30 years, beginning in 1988, and cared for Socks while President Clinton was in office.
Barbara Kinney, White House Historical Association
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