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Discover the histories of White House residence staff in a talk and walking tour.
The plan
Historian Matthew Goetz discusses the butlers, gardeners, chefs and other nonpartisan workers who have kept the White House running since 1789. A presentation and questions are followed by a walk to graves of residence staff buried at Historic Congressional Cemetery.