Traphes L. Bryant
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"Traphes L. Bryant," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/1100.
- Position
- Unofficial presidential dog keeper/ GSA Electrician
- Years in President's House
- after 1961
- Presidency
- John F. Kennedy
- Biography
- Bryant was an electrician with the General Services Administration from 1948 to 1972 and served as the unofficial presidential dog keeper for several first families beginning with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. Listed under "Electric Shop" on Mrs. Kennedy's 1961 Xmas card list, https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jbkopp-sf037-009#?image_identifier=JBKOPP-SF037-009-p0050
- Related Worker
- John L. PelkeyTrades, 1957 – 1985
- Related Association Content
- https://www.whitehousehistory.org/galleries/the-white-house-behind-the-scenes