Woodson Ficklin worked a remarkable 44 years on the White House residence staff. His son, Wrory Ficklin, had a lengthy White House career, too - 40 years on the staff of the National Security Council. Presidents come and go from the White House every four years or eight years, but the Ficklin family - Woodson Ficklin, his wife, some of his brothers and sisters, and son Wrory Ficklin - was a constant presence there for nearly eight decades, serving 13 presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
Fifty seasons of early mornings, shared meals, familiar faces, and the kind of memories that only happen here on the North Fork. We are so grateful to be celebrating this milestone with you. Let's raise a glass to the past, the present, and all that is still to come.