A Slave In The White House : Paul Jennings And The Madisons
by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolly Madison. He would become Madison's personal manservant. It's ironic that both James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (great friends) had hundreds of slaves since the two of them were proponents of individual freedom. Much of the information for the book was taken from Jennings' own memoir about living with the Madisons.
Unfortunately, I didn't get very far because I found the writing dry and plodding and there's an excessive dropping of names. The author is no writer. Her background is a scholar and lecturer and had a career in museums and historical research. One of the most annoying things is her constant use of supposition. She's guessing at what Jennings might have done or said or who was with him for many instances. So much for being a researcher.
The book is not really for the general public because of its academic slant.
Not recommended.