Backstairs at the White House / Ed Friendly Productions ; produced by Ed Friendly and Michael O'Herlihy ; developed for television by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov ; teleplay by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov ; directed by Michael O'Herlihy.

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An intimate look at life in the White House through eight administrations as remembered by a mother and daughter who, between them, served as White House maids for 52 years.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Backstairs at the White House (Television program)
Corporate Authors: Ed Friendly Productions
Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Friendly, Ed, 1922-2007
O'Herlihy, Michael, 1929-1997
Bagni, Gwen
Dubov, Paul
Stevens, Morty
Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
Uggams, Leslie
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024
Hooks, Robert, 1937-
Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010
Rhodes, Hari
Overton, Bill, 1947-
Carroll, Helena
Downing, David, 1943-
Leachman, Cloris
Winfield, Paul
Harris, Julie, 1925-2013
Buono, Victor, 1938-1982
Vaughn, Robert, 1932-2016
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
Bloom, Claire, 1931-
Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
Kennedy, George, 1925-2016
Flanders, Ed, 1934-1995
Grant, Lee, 1927-
Gates, Larry, 1915-1996
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004
Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001
Anderson, John, 1922-1992
Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011
Parsons, Estelle
Barrie, Barbara
Duggan, Andrew, 1923-1988
Watson, James A., 1945-
Sullivan, Barry, 1912-1994
Shalet, Diane
Roat, Richard
Latham, Louise
Morrison, Robert L., 1931-1983
Parks, Lillian Rogers
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
White House (Washington, D.C.) > Drama.
Women household employees > United States > Drama.
Presidents > United States > Drama.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Drama.
Women, Black > United States > Drama.
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Presidents.
Presidents' spouses.
Women household employees.
United States.
Television mini-series.
Women, Black.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (approximately 444 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • pt. 1. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921
  • pt. 2. Warren G. Harding, 1921-1923. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929
  • pt. 3. Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945
  • pt. 4. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961.