The White House Crisis that Left the President and First Lady Black and Blue

Sounds like a mistake I might have made…

Commonplace Fun Facts

“Come up here right away!”

The White House staff is accustomed to responding immediately to any request from the First Lady. This command caused more than the usual flurry of activity, however. For Mamie Eisenhower to be on the phone at 7:00 a.m., something big must be happening.

Chief Usher J.B. West rushed from his office to the second-floor bedroom of President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The President had just left the room for the Oval Office. When West entered the bedroom, he saw a sight so unusual that he had to rub his eyes.


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