White House History | "First Ladies & the White House"

	For the Classroom › First Ladies and the White House Primary Documents: The White House as Home and Symbol to John and Abigail Adams Primary Documents: Saving History / Dolley Madison, the White House and the War of 1812 Primary Documents: White House Tea and No Sympathy: The DePriest Incident, 1929
	Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" Essays and video commentary about Eleanor Roosevelt's syndicated column.
	A Tempest in a Teapot › The Depriest Tea Incident A presentation examining the racial politics of First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation of Jessie DePriest to a White House tea in 1929, from the perspectives of the first lady, the DePriests, and a DePriest family descendant.
	The White House Social Secretary › Welcoming the World to the President's House Overview of the position of the White House Social Secretary.
	From White House History › The Burning of the White House [Digital Edition] The Correspondence of David E. Finley and Jacqueline Kennedy [PDF] White House Brides and Envisioned Flowers [PDF] Fashion and Frugality: First Lady Sarah Polk [PDF] The Gowns of Sarah Polk [Video]
	Art Historian William Kloss On First Lady Portraits › DOLLEY MADISON [Audio] LOUISA CATHERINE ADAMS [Audio]
	An Artist Visits the White House Past › "Something Blue" First Lady Frances Cleveland, 1886 "The Confidant" First Lady Lucy Hayes, 1879 "The Splendid Mrs. Madison" First Lady Dolley Madison, 1810–1814
	Special Tributes, Remembrances & Backgrounders › A Tribute to Pat Nixon Betty Ford: A Very Special Lady Lady Bird Johnson, A Birthday Tribute True Colors: Mrs. Nixon and the White House Collection The White House State Dinner
	White House Historical Association @ 50 In 1961 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy resolved to make the White House a "living museum," and initiated a three-part program to restore the historic integrity of the public rooms of the White House, to acquire a collection of fine and decorative arts, and to establish the White House Historical Association.