This document is a staff identification book featuring photographs of members of the White House Residence staff, their occupation, name, and years working at the White House. This compilation was put together by the White House Usher's Office, then led by Chief Usher Rex Scouten, during the Gerald R. Ford administration.

This photograph of James E. Amos, a butler and valet for President Theodore Roosevelt, was taken circa 1940 to 1953 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Amos started at the White House in 1901, first serving as a butler to President Roosevelt's young children and then later to Roosevelt and his wife, First Lady Edith Carrow Roosevelt. His role later expanded to serving as a valet to President Roosevelt. Amos briefly stayed at the White House following Roosevelt's departure in 1909 to assist President William Howard Taft and his staff. In 1910, Roosevelt hired Amos to be his valet at Sagamore Hill, where he stayed for three years. Amos would return to personally attend to Roosevelt during the former president's later years and was present when Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919. Amos worked at the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation) from 1921 to 1952.

This photograph of White House gardener Charles L. Patten was taken by the National Photo Company on May 10, 1922. In the photograph, Patten can be seen tending to irises on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds. During the Civil War, Patten served alongside George Tryon Harding, father of future president Warren G. Harding. This established a long time relationship with the Harding family that continued with Patten's arrival at the White House in the spring of 1921. Patten would serve as gardener until November 1924, leaving during the Calvin Coolidge administration.

This group photograph of African American staff members at the White House was taken in May 1877 during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration. The photograph is titled "Colored Servants at the White House" and lists the names and occupations of everyone pictured. From left to the right, first row: laundress Maria Rustin, laundress Mary Waters, nurse Winnie Monroe; second row: cook Jane Humphreys, waiter Henry Harris, waiter Beverly R. Lemos, housemaid Mary Monroe, messenger Edgar R. Beckley, watchman Telemachus Ford. Taken during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, this is the earliest known posed photograph of workers at the White House. This group was supplemented by additional staff—both African American and white—including ushers, valets, gardeners, coachmen, stable hands, and messengers. This photograph was likely taken outside the ground level South Portico entry into the White House.

This photograph of the Oval Office was taken on January 14, 1961 during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. This photograph captures how the Oval Office looked in the final days of President Eisenhower's time in office before President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office. Before 1909, the president's office was located in the Executive Mansion. During the William H. Taft administration, the West Wing doubled in size from the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation and included a presidential oval office. In 1934, during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, the West Wing was expanded and renovated, with the Oval Office relocated to the West Wing’s southeast corner.