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Anna Fleming

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"Anna Fleming," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/885.
Position
Cook
Years in President's House
circa 1929
Legal Status
Free Person
Gender
Female
Presidency
Herbert Hoover
Biography
In 1929, First Lady Lou Hoover listed a woman named Anna Fleming as an “occasional cook” on the annual staff Christmas list. This suggests she may have assisted in the kitchen during the absence of permanent staff or at large events when extra hands were necessary. Fleming does not appear on other Hoover-era lists, and further information about her life is scarce. (1)
(1) Employees on Duty at the Executive Office, 1929, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1929, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
Birthplace
Unclear from Context