John Parker
Cite this Page
"John Parker," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/895.
- Position
- Garage Staff
- Years in President's House
- circa 1932 – 1944
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Biography
- In 1932, a man named John Parker appeared on the annual White House staff Christmas list as an employee detailed to the White House Garage during Herbert Hoover’s presidency. (1) He was still listed through at least 1944 during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. (2) His role in the garage, as well as further details about his life, are unknown at this time.
- (1) White House Employees, 1932, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1932, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
(2) "Roster of White House Employees, Revised, April 1, 1944,"Folder: Investigative Case Files, 1934-1945, Records of the United States Secret Service, 1933-1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York; Garage List, FDR Library Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Part 1, 1884-1964, Series 42: Topical File, 1933-1945, Boxes 1379-1380. - Birthplace
- Unclear from Context