James Johnson
Cite this Page
"James Johnson," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/896.
- Position
- Laborer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1932
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Presidency
- Herbert Hoover
- Biography
- In 1932, a man named James Johnson appeared on the annual White House staff Christmas list detailed to the Executive Offices (today’s West Wing) as a laborer during Herbert Hoover’s presidency. (1) Further information about his life and work there is limited, but his title suggests that he handled general labor and maintenance of the space.
- (1) White House Employees, 1932, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1932, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
- Birthplace
- Unclear from Context