J. B. West

J. B. West
J. B. West, 1959
6th White House Chief Usher
In office
June 2, 1957 – March 1, 1969
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byHowell G. Crim
Succeeded byRex Scouten
Assistant to the White House Chief Usher
In office
March 1, 1941 – June 2, 1957
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
LeaderHowell G. Crim
Preceded byRaymond Muir
Succeeded byRex Scouten
Personal details
Born(1912-07-27)July 27, 1912
DiedJuly 18, 1983(1983-07-18) (aged 70)
OccupationWhite House Chief Usher
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James Bernard West (July 27, 1912 – July 18, 1983) was the 6th Chief Usher of the White House serving from 1957 to 1969. His best-selling book, Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies (with Mary Lynn Kotz), documents his time in the executive mansion and is considered a good source of material on the First Families he served.