J. B. West | |
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 J. B. West, 1959 | |
| 6th White House Chief Usher | |
| In office June 2, 1957 – March 1, 1969[1] | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Howell G. Crim |
| Succeeded by | Rex Scouten |
| Assistant to the White House Chief Usher | |
| In office March 1, 1941 – June 2, 1957 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Leader | Howell G. Crim |
| Preceded by | Raymond Muir |
| Succeeded by | Rex Scouten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1912 Afton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1983 (aged 70) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | White House Chief Usher |
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.
- ^ "White House Chief Usher Retires". The Evening Star. May 24, 1957. p. 5; Beale, Betty (June 2, 1957). "Exclusively Yours". The Sunday Star. p. 78.