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Pearlena Blake

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"Pearlena Blake," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/1298.
Positions
Maid
Laundry Specialist
Years in President's House
1981 – 2017
Presidencies
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald J. Trump First Term
Biography
“Executive Residence Alphabetical Personnel Roster,” 88-09-03, folder Personnel (Residence) - [Staffing Reports] (2), Office of the Executive Residence: Usher’s Office: Records, 1981-1989, Ronald Reagan Library. Donna Hayashi Smith, e-mail message to author, March 16, 2026.