“He served 10 presidents, but died alone in squalor: What happened to Theodoric C. James?”

James, who worked in White House under every president since John F. Kennedy, refused the help offered by D.C. social service agencies.


Theodoric C. James Jr. was clearly in trouble. He wasn’t showering anymore. He wore the same ragged clothing day after day. Rats rummaged through the weeds and mounds of trash in his yard. He started going to the bathroom in buckets on his front porch.

— www.washingtonpost.com