As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
21 July 1951, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 August 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
9 December 1922, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
6 February 1984, USA
1 October 1924, Plains, Georgia, USA
30 January 1937, Greenwich, London, England, UK
14 July 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
15 February 1954
1 August 1986, LaGrange, Georgia, USA
6 June 1974, Manhattan Beach, California, USA
9 May 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
18 August 1927, Plains, Georgia, USA
4 November 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
28 November 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
15 November 1982, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
26 May 1964, New York City, New York, USA