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Clarence Keyes

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"Clarence Keyes," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/982.
Position
Custodian
Years in President's House
circa 1944
Legal Status
Free Person
Gender
Male
Presidency
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Biography
The 1944 White House staff roster listed a man named Clarence Keyes as a member of the “Night Cleaning Force.” He was assigned to clean the East Wing of the White House. (1) There are several individuals by this name who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. in this period, but none are listed as employees at the White House or in similar occupations; thus, further information about Keyes is limited at this time.
(1) "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.
Birthplace
Unclear from Context