Magdalena Gomez
20 hrs · I wish to thank all of the invisible ones in the White House who make those in power comfortable and support their lives: The housekeepers; custodians; chefs; prep cooks; administrative assistants; furniture movers; the ones who make the mid-night snacks; the lighters of candles; the setters of tables; the buyers of supplies; the launderers; the unofficial, personal secret keepers; the drivers; the delivery people; the postal workers; the lifters; the pullers; the draggers; the ones who notice when pens run dry; the personal care attendants; the nannies; the tutors; the gardeners; the landscapers; the greeters, the tour guides; the Pages; the interns; the ones who make sure the toilets are clean and the paper is on the roll. Especially to all who toiled as slaves to build the House that is about to be desecrated. It will withstand the onslaught of disgrace by the grace and humility of all who walked those halls and rooms because they truly believed in the heart and soul of our Constitution at its intended core, our Bill of Rights, and the intrinsic meanings of what it means to be President and to be on the team that makes it all work. You worked for us with all of our flaws. Thank you, you who are nameless and faceless to the bigger world beyond those walls. Your grace, dignity and humble fulfillment of jobs well done will live on. You are the ones who will bring dignity to the office regardless of what depravities are to come. The walls will stand, and so will The People.
"Every morning I wake up in a house that was built by slaves."
-First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2016 Democratic Convention
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