TJKCB Notes:
Crippled Lillian Rogers Parks witnessed:
白宮家庭的白人和黑人
the White House household Whites & Blacks, family business. How do you know? Read on: "based on the 1961 book My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks." Her insights into the personal and professional lives of the individuals involved in the White House.
1/ Household stuff as both Whites and Blacks live together long before anybody else did. "Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 NBC television miniseries based on the 1961 book My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks . The series tells the story of behind-the-scenes workings of the White House and the relationship between the staff and the First Families." [The excerpt emphasizes the historical integration of Black individuals into the inner workings of the White House, underscoring their close involvement with the governing power. ]
Thus, the blacks were in the center of governing power! So sweet! So gracious! So kind! so humble. How gentle soul.
The series portrays the behind-the-scenes workings of the White House and the relationships between the staff and the First Families.
2/. This was a terrific series. After the real life Lillian Rogers Parks wrote her book, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy had all servants sign non disclosure agreements which is a custom still in force today. [It also mentions the significance of non-disclosure agreements that were implemented by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy following the publication of Parks' book. ]
3/ 1961, $20/month for the second maid, Maggie Rogers. "I thought it is higher than that." "You're entitled to government uniforms, free laundry, housing, meals, etc., loaded by the US dept. of Treasure." [it provides some insights into the compensation and benefits provided to the staff members at the time, including government uniforms, free laundry, housing, and meals.]
4/ @46:28, Sweet Jesus, $5 you got!
5/ "Mark my words, one day, there will be a woman president" (Lee Grant as Grace Coolidge)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLG97nUe_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZJ-gJvxg44
Backstairs At The White House: Part 1
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Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 NBC television miniseries based on the 1961 book My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks . The series tells the story of behind-the-scenes workings of the White House and the relationship between the staff and the First Families. This mini-series was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards. Principal
Cast:
Olivia Cole as Maggie Rogers
Leslie Uggams as Lillian Rogers Parks
Paul Winfield as Emmett Rogers Sr.
Kevin Hooks as Emmett Rogers Jr.
Harrison Page as Wheatley Parks
Presidents and First Ladies: Victor Buono as William Howard Taft
Julie Harris as Helen (Nellie) Taft
Robert Vaughn as Woodrow Wilson
Kim Hunter as Ellen Axson Wilson
Claire Bloom as Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
George Kennedy as Warren G. Harding
Celeste Holm as Florence Harding
Ed Flanders as Calvin Coolidge
Lee Grant as Grace Coolidge
Larry Gates as Herbert Hoover
Jan Sterling as Lou Hoover
John Anderson as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eileen Heckart as Eleanor Roosevelt
Harry Morgan as Harry S. Truman
Estelle Parsons as Bess Truman
Andrew Duggan as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barbara Barrie as Mamie Eisenhower
