Wil Haygood discusses his fascinating book The Butler--companion to the major motion picture coming this October starring Oprah, Forest Whitaker, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, Liev Schriber and more--which traces the Civil Rights movement and the evolution of American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen, a White House Butler who served eight presidents from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, over the course of thirty-four years.
Learn more about the book.
Watch the movie trailer.
Read The Washington Post's article, "The Butler movie: Forest, Oprah and me."