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The interesting note, lebron james who was campaigning with hillary clinton in cleveland days ago, my, what a difference a couple days makes here, we'll take that momentarily at the white house. but martha join kumar who is in charge of the transfer of power and transition between bush 43 and president obama, let me ask you about the first ladies. we know michelle obama invited melania trump into the white house as well today, we heard from josh earnest that the two enjoyed a tea and tour of the private residence, including stepping out on the truman balcony. what more do you know? >> well, tr...

The american presidency but there's also some concern, a lot of them are african-american and hispanic and there is a concern, they think wait and see how we're treated. there are certain rooms in the white house that you cannot change without getting the curator staff to approve of it. even on the second and third floor is in the family's private residence so for instance the idea that donald trump could come in and bling the whole place out and look nothing like we know it, that's not possible. >> got to get permission. but back on your point about staffers around the white house. do they st...

Our former and future presidents, the movie "the butler," how much is fact and what's fiction? joining me now, fact are director of the executive residence and white house rear usher, also a consult and the for the film. thank you for being here this afternoon. >> it's grade being here. >> before we get to the "the butler," you have a fascinating story yourself. how did you come to work as the first african-american chief usher in the white house? >> as the movie accurately depicted those jobs were by word of mouth. i was contacted with only 90 days left in uniform, i served 36 years with the ...

And the white house's chief usher under presidents george w. bush and barack obama, what he thinks of the movie "the butler." don't go anywhere. i'll be right back. ♪

The first african-american to be a chief usher. but i had heard about him, and just to be in his presence was just amazing to me. >> and you know, times have changed, because in the movie, eugene allen, he was discovered serving at a hotel. you have served in the military for 36 years. you had nine interviews before you actually got the job. how did you end up inside the white house? >> i walked through the front gates, but not really. i received a call. i was ready to retire from the coast guard with 90 days left in service and the call just came from the white house, asking if i wanted to in...