What's the Difference between The Butler: A Witness to History the Book and Lee Daniels' The Butler the Movie?
Lee Daniels' The Butler Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Eugene went to work in the White House first as a pantry worker after talking to the black maitr d'. |
The White House calls him to offer him the job as Butler after a senior staffer from the White House is impressed by him at a D.C. hotel. |
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Eugene starts working at the White House in 1952. |
He began in 1957.
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Eugene's wife died the Sunday night before Barack Obama was elected President. |
She dies the morning of the election. |
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Eugene had one son. |
Cecil has two sons.
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Eugene's son fights and survives in the Vietnam war. |
Cecil's son is killed in battle during the war. |