White House History | "The Working White House"

Background Image: Winnie Monroe with Hayes children, c. 1877. Winnie Monroe worked as a cook and nurse in the White House during the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

Image: Frankie Blair and Susan Ford wash the Fords’ golden retriever, Liberty, 1974.

Frankie Blair and Susan Ford wash the Fords’ golden retriever, Liberty, 1974.

Photo by David Hume Kennerly, Gerald R. Ford Library

Image: First Lady Barbara Bush with White House chefs at Christmas, 1992.

First Lady Barbara Bush with White House chefs at Christmas, 1992. White House pastry chefs Franette McCulloch (left) and Roland Mesnier pose with First Lady Barbara Bush in front of the elaborate gingerbread house they made for the holiday season.

George Bush Presidential Library

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