(Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun ) From petty theft to prisonīefore Baltimore earned its bleak reputation as a U.S.
King and other men take weekly walks through the streets of Baltimore to talk with young men and promote peace. Moose is among the young people who have shouted out to King on social media.
Left to right, Baltimore rap artist Young Moose greets Maurice "Peanut" King during a Unity Engagement Walk in East Baltimore. The horn blasts once, twice, three times. Driving off, she allows a moment of celebration. She remembers how he drove her to high school in his black Datsun 280Z and she was the envy of all the girls. In the parking lot, Robin Brown leans on her car door to smoke a cigarette and remember. This June morning, no entourage waits for him, just one woman. All these years later, he’s still wearing his trademark slippers in the street. He comes down the steps in a black tracksuit and moccasins. The rain clouds hang dark and heavy above his head. He speaks of conquering the streets again - only the words on his lips are jobs, equality, education. Now he says he wants to pay back the community, or what’s left of it. King paid the government 37 years for his crimes. “The money came out of the pockets of poor black addicts.” “You were dealing in human misery," the federal judge said before ordering him to prison for decades. In the early 1980s, King ran a large drug operation in East Baltimore and was a well-known figure, driving a DeLorean sports car and smoking with a bejeweled Zippo. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt's fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy's tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.Maurice "Peanut" King (M) at the famous Odell's nightclub in Baltimore. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called "one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met," provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests-including friends, relatives, and heads of state. He directed state functions planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue-and coordinated its daily life-at the request of the president and his family. In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America's first families.
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