Who served 8 presidents?

Eugene Allen
In a career spanning 34 years and eight presidents, Eugene Allen witnessed some of the most important moments in 20th-century American history — all from his unique point of view as White House butler.

What president did Robin Williams play in The Butler?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower is perhaps the oddest of the odd casting choices. In the film, the butler’s first day at the White House coincides with Ike’s intervention in the Little Rock high school integration crisis.

Did The Butler win any Oscars?

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
The Butler/Awards

What does Cecil put on when he goes to visit the White House at the end of the film?

What does Cecil put on when he goes to visit the White House at the end of the film? He wears his tie from Kennedy and the clip from LBJ.

How much was Eugene Allen paid?

He went along for an interview and got the job, as a “pantry man” washing dishes and polishing silverware. It paid $2,400 a year (compared with the national average wage that year of $3,400). For the next 36 years, Allen was a fixture in the place.

Who was first president born in USA?

Van Buren
When Van Buren took office in 1837, he became the first president who was born as a U.S. citizen.

How much a year does a president make?

On May 14th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government included a provision in the Treasury appropriations bill that would increase the President’s salary to $400,000, effective January 20, 2001.

Who is Houston Gaines?

As a third-generation Athenian and grandson of the late Judge Joseph Gaines, Houston has long been engaged in our community.

Did Cecil Gaines really call the White House?

The invented scene is what then prompts his wife Gloria Gaines (Oprah Winfrey) to emphatically state, “The White House call him, he didn’t call the White House,” in a moment of fiction. How long did the real Cecil Gaines, Eugene Allen, work as a White House butler?

Who was the real Cecil Gaines?

In 1952, the real Cecil Gaines, Eugene Allen, was working as a waiter at a Washington D.C. country club. After being informed by a co-worker of job openings at the White House, he applied.

What happened to the Gaines’son in the Butler?

In the movie, the Gaines’ youngest son Charlie (Elijah Kelley) dies in Vietnam, requiring Cecil to maintain his composure and poise while confronting Nixon. When comparing The Butler movie fiction vs. fact, we discovered that in real life, Eugene and Helene Allen’s only son, Charles, did in fact serve in Vietnam, but he did not die there.