Black History Month: Dwight Eisenhower and Frederic Morrow

[kensmind]

Everett Frederic Morrow was the first African American to hold an executive position at the White House. He was hired by President Dwight Eisenhower as Ike's Administrative Officer for Special Projects, serving in that role from 1955 to 1961. Morrow later wrote a book about his experiences on the job called Black Man in the White House: A Diary of

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[seaivy]

thanks for this
i didn't know much of it

[kensmind]

You're welcome. Morrow made history, even though he never had any real power. Ike was mad at him when he wrote his book, mostly because Ike believed that what happens in the White House stays in the White House. He would go ballistic if he saw what goes on today in that regard.