My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House
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My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House is an autobiographical novel by Lillian Rogers Parks (with Frances Spatz Leighton). The memoir was based on Mrs. Park’s recollections of thirty years (1931-1961) as a seamstress in the White House (the administrations of Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower) and on childhood memories of her mother’s 30 years of domestic service (Margaret 'Maggie' Rogers was head housemaid at the White House from 1909-1939, also spanning several administrations).
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
A miniseries based on the book was aired on NBC in 1979.
