This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with (likely) White House butler Eley F. Young was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Young was a veteran of both World War II and the Vietnam War when he applied to be a butler at the White House. He started working there as a butler's apprentice in 1967 while still enlisted in the Navy. He worked as an apprentice for three years before becoming a full-time butler, a position he held until his retirement in 1987.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House butler Eugene C. Allen was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Allen and other members of the Residence staff were gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House and ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Allen began working at the White House as a pantryman in 1952, eventually rising to the roles of butler and, later, maitre d' over the course of his career. Allen retired in 1986 after working over thirty years at the White House and serving eight presidents.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House butler John H. Johnson was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Johnson began working at the White House in 1956 alongside fellow butler and brother-in-law Eugene C. Allen. Johnson was promoted to head butler in 1986 before retiring three years later. At the end of his career, he had been working at the White House for three decades, serving seven presidents.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with (likely) White House valet Zosimo T. Monzon was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Monzon was born in the Philippines and served in the United States Navy for three decades. His route to the White House started in the 1950s when he was assigned to President Harry S. Truman when he traveled to Key West, Florida and, later, at the White House. From around 1961 to 1988 he worked as a houseman, in the White House laundry, and as valet to President Richard M. Nixon and President Ford. He retired from the Navy in 1978.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House maid Viola Wise was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. The two are captured in the State Dining Room where Residence staff had gathered for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Wise worked at the White House from 1939 to 1982, across nine presidencies.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House butler John H. Johnson was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Maitre d' John W. Ficklin stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Johnson began working at the White House in 1956 alongside fellow butler and brother-in-law Eugene C. Allen. Johnson was promoted to head butler in 1986 before retiring three years later. At the end of his career, he had been working at the White House for three decades, serving seven presidents.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with a member of the White House Residence staff was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room to say goodbye to President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford upon their final departure from the White House and ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House doorman General L. Cooke was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Cooke worked as a doorman at the White House from 1965 to 1981.

This photograph of First Lady Betty Ford greeting White House maitre d’ John W. Ficklin was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. President Gerald R. Ford stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President and Mrs. Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Ficklin joined the Residence staff in 1939 as a pantryman before enlisting in the United States Army during World War II. His brother, Charles E. Ficklin, helped him get the job. He returned to the White House in 1945 as a butler before being promoted to maitre d' in 1965 upon the retirement of his brother. It was a position he would hold until his retirement in 1983.

This photograph of First Lady Betty Ford greeting members of the White House Residence staff was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Mrs. Ford greeted the group in the State Dining Room ahead of her final departure, along with President Gerald R. Ford, from the White House before President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Among the group are White House maid Adell Brown and butlers Wilson R. Jerman, John H. Johnson, and Alfredo Saenz.

This photograph of White House doorman Frederick Mayfield shaking hands with First Lady Betty Ford was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. The White House Residence staff gathered in the State Dining Room that day to say goodbye to Mrs. Ford and President Gerald R. Ford upon their final departure from the White House and ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Mayfield, a World War II veteran, joined the White House staff as a houseman in 1962 and later transitioned to the role of doorman. He worked at the White House until his death in 1984. His tenure at the White House spanned over two decades and six presidents.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting, possibly, White House maid Julia M. Sanders was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Sanders worked in the White House for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995, and across five presidencies.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House maitre d’ John W. Ficklin was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. White House Chief Usher Rex W. Scouten stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Ficklin joined the Residence staff in 1939 as a pantryman before enlisting in the United States Army during World War II. His brother, Charles E. Ficklin, helped him get the job. He returned to the White House in 1945 as a butler before being promoted to maitre d' in 1965 upon the retirement of his brother. It was a position he would hold until his retirement in 1983.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House maid Adell Brown was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Brown was a member of the White House Residence staff from 1964 to 1984 and was tasked with keeping both private and public areas of the White House tidy.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House maitre d’ John W. Ficklin was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. White House Chief Usher Rex W. Scouten stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Ficklin joined the Residence staff in 1939 as a pantryman before enlisting in the United States Army during World War II. His brother, Charles E. Ficklin, helped him get the job. He returned to the White House in 1945 as a butler before being promoted to maitre d' in 1965 upon the retirement of his brother. It was a position he would hold until his retirement in 1983.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House maid Adell Brown was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Brown was a member of the White House Residence staff from 1964 to 1984 and was tasked with keeping both private and public areas of the White House tidy.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House butler Wilson R. Jerman was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Maitre d' John W. Ficklin stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Jerman began his career at the White House as a cleaner or houseman in 1957. He was later promoted to butler during the John F. Kennedy administration until he retired in 1993. Jerman came out of retirement in 2003, working as an elevator operator and Maitre d' until his retirement in 2012.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House butler Wilson R. Jerman was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Maitre d' John W. Ficklin stands in the background. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure of the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Jerman began his career at the White House as a cleaner or houseman in 1957. He was later promoted to butler during the John F. Kennedy administration until he retired in 1993. Jerman came out of retirement in 2003, working as an elevator operator and Maitre d' until his retirement in 2012.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House usher Stephen P. Harris was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. It is believed that Harris began working in the Office of the Chief Usher around 1975.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House usher Stephen P. Harris was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. It is believed that Harris began working in the Office of the Chief Usher around 1975.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford greeting White House doorkeeper James H. Harriston was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room for President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Harriston worked at the White House for over thirty years and seven presidents, from around 1953 until his retirement in 1986.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford shaking hands with White House houseman Catalino Minor was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. Members of the Residence staff had gathered in the State Dining Room before President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford's final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Minor worked at the White House from 1970 to 1991.

This photograph of White House usher Nelson C. Pierce, Jr. shaking hands with President Gerald R. Ford was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. President Ford, alongside First Lady Betty Ford, greeted members of the Residence staff in the State Dining Room before their final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Pierce worked in the Office of the Chief Usher from 1961 to 1987.

This photograph of White House usher Nelson C. Pierce, Jr. shaking hands with President Gerald R. Ford was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. President Ford, alongside First Lady Betty Ford, greeted members of the Residence staff in the State Dining Room before their final departure from the White House ahead of President Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Pierce worked in the Office of the Chief Usher from 1961 to 1987.

This photograph of White House butler Alfredo Saenz shaking hands with President Gerald R. Ford was taken by Ricardo Thomas on January 20, 1977. President Ford, alongside First Lady Betty Ford, greeted members of the Residence staff in the State Dining Room before their final departure from the White House ahead of the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. Saenz worked at the White House as a butler from around 1970 to 1993. White House doorman Frederick Mayfield can be seen in the background.