John T. Cook
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"John T. Cook," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/800.
- Positions
- Fireman
- Engineer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1929 – 1933
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Biography
- From 1929 to 1932, during the Herbert Hoover presidency, staff records list John T. Cook in the White House Engineer’s Office as a fireman/heating engineer. This means that he likely assisted with the upkeep of the furnace and other heating and cooling elements of the home. (1) Cook also appears on an undated staff list, indicating that he remained on staff for at least part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. (2) Further information about his life is scarce.
- (1) Employees on Duty at the Executive Office, 1929, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1929, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library; White House Employees, 1932, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1932, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
(2) "The Executive Mansion,” Undated, Folder: Christmas Subject File, Grace Tully Papers, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York. - Birthplace
- Unclear from Context