An important film with an all star cast including John Cusack, Robin Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, James Marsden, Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Liev Schreiber, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jane Fonda, Melissa Leo, David Oyelowo and Vanessa Redgrave. A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.