J. B. West

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White House official author memoirist person

J. B. West was a longtime White House official and memoirist best known for overseeing the executive mansion’s daily operations under several U.S. presidents in the mid-20th century.

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J. B. West canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf White House official ⓘ
author ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
person ⓘ
causeOfDeath respiratory failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-07-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1983-07-18 ⓘ
employer Executive Residence ⓘ
White House ⓘ
endTimeOfPosition 1969 ⓘ
familyName West ⓘ
fullName Joseph Benjamin West ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
Joseph Benjamin ⓘ
knownFor close working relationships with several First Ladies ⓘ
managing the White House household for multiple presidents ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryService United States Navy ⓘ
notableWork Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies ⓘ
occupation Chief Usher ⓘ
surface form: White House Chief Usher

author ⓘ
usher ⓘ
oversaw daily operations of the White House ⓘ
placeOfBirth Afton, Iowa ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld White House Office of the Chief Usher ⓘ
surface form: Chief Usher of the White House
precededBy Howell G. Crim NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy Rex Scouten ⓘ
serviceDuring World War II ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Zella Mae West ⓘ
startTimeOfPosition 1957 ⓘ
subjectOf oral histories about White House operations ⓘ
workedFor Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy ⓘ
Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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