John Smith
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"John Smith," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/1019.
- Position
- Gardener
- Years in President's House
- circa 1939
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Presidency
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Biography
- In 1939, the firm Harris & Ewing photographed two White House gardeners mowing the South Lawn. The image caption identifies one of the gardeners as John Smith, but further information about his life and tenure at the White House are unknown at this time. (1)
- (1) “And the Green Grass Grew All Around,” The Daily Reporter (White Plains, NY), March 15, 1939, pg. 13.
- Birthplace
- Unclear from Context