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Mamie Eisenhower to Lead White House Household Regiment
Washington story details Mamie Eisenhower’s upcoming role guiding the White House staff beginning Inauguration Day. It describes a 65 strong team plus 20 to 86 misc workers, led by maître d hotel Alonzo Fields, with cooks, maids, housemen, and a security presence. The piece covers kitchen management, menus, shopping routines, and staff duties including the gardener, doorman, and maintenance crew. It notes the First Lady’s need to learn protocol and the days of housekeeping, cleaning, and plant care in the Executive Mansion.
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Washington
NEA
Mamie
Tuler
Pennsylvania Ave
Eisenhower
White House
Melvin Carter
Carter
Ell Ute
Caris
Secret Service
Mammoth Kitchen
Alonzo Fields
Fields
Bess Truman
Fe Hee Jell Crim
Blue Bloods
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ORV
Navy
Eli Ciarrochi
Robert Mays
Mays
Taft
Heac
Robert Redman
Redman
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion