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Monday, April 5, 2010

BUTLER WHO SERVED 8 US. PRESIDENTS (AND ELVIS) PASSES AT 90 : EUGENE ALLEN !

Eugene Allen served 8 U.S. Presidents as a butler and that included Elvis, when he made his visit to the White House. From the Washington Post: "Mr. Allen served entertainers including Sammy Davis Jr., Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey and Elvis Presley. He flew aboard Air Force One. He sipped root beer at Camp David with Jimmy Carter and visited Eisenhower in Gettysburg after he left the White House. There were always Christmas and birthday cards from the families of the presidents he had served."

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