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Tx4obama

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2. Four links below to the WaPo articles regarding the real WH butler Eugene Allen...
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 11:53 PM
Aug 2013

... that the film was based on.

A Butler Well Served by This Election - 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110603948.html

White House Butler Eugene Allen Witnesses Swearing-In (of Barack Obama) - 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/20/AR2009012004301.html

Eugene Allen, White House butler for 8 presidents, dies at 90 - 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040103444.html

White House butler Eugene Allen's humility recalled at funeral - 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/04/01/ST2010040103462.html

I hope everyone takes the time to read the articles and also has the opportunity to see the film


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The Butler. [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2013 OP
Kick! n/t sheshe2 Aug 2013 #1
Four links below to the WaPo articles regarding the real WH butler Eugene Allen... Tx4obama Aug 2013 #2
I read them, and I thank you Tx! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #4
Saw it yesterday. silverweb Aug 2013 #3
I have to see this silverweb! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #5
I hope you get to see it soon. silverweb Aug 2013 #7
Image. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #6
look forward to it grantcart Aug 2013 #8
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