The White House Historical Association and C-SPAN Classroom invite you to examine the White House as home, office and American museum. Here you will find activities and resources from the association with clips from the acclaimed C-SPAN documentary, The White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home.

Building a Symbol

	C-SPAN: Historian William Seale talks about presidential remodeling of the White House
	C-SPAN: The White House in Chocolate! White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses Celebrates James Hoban, White House Architect
	WHHA: A Tour of the White House
	WHHA: Designing the White House/Primary Document Activity
	WHHA: John and Abigail Adams as First Occupants of the White House/Primary Document Activity
	WHHA: James Hoban, White House Architect/Online Exhibition

Lincoln’s White House

	C-SPAN: Historian Harold Holzer on President Lincoln’s Office and the Emancipation Proclamation
	C-SPAN: Daily Life in Lincoln’s White House
	WHHA: The Emancipation Proclamation/Primary Document Activity
	WHHA: Explore the Lincoln White House/Interactive Visit for Kids

White House at War

	C-SPAN: Eyewitness/The White House on 9/11
	C-SPAN: President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation after 9/11
	WHHA: Dolley Madison Saves the Portrait of George Washington/Primary Document Activity
	WHHA: The Nation’s Capital Through Lincoln’s Eyes
	WHHA: The White House and World War II/Multi-Media Presentation

The Press and the President

	C-SPAN: FDR’s First Fireside Chat/On the Banking Crisis
	C-SPAN: A Peek at the Modern White House Press Briefing Room
	WHHA: The Press at the White House/Online Presentation
	WHHA: FDR’s First Press Conference/Primary Document Activity

African Americans and the White House

	C-SPAN: Historian Richard Norton Smith Discusses Mrs. Hoover’s Tea
	C-SPAN: Little Rock/Eisenhower Addresses the Nation from the White House
	WHHA: Lou Hoover Invites Controversy/Primary Document Activity
	WHHA: African Americans and the White House/Classroom Resources

The White House: An American Museum

	C-SPAN: White House Curator William Allman on the White House as Living Museum
	WHHA: A Gallery of Masterpieces in the White House
	WHHA: For Art Educators
	WHHA: For Music Educators
	WHHA: Picturing the President’s House/Images for the Classroom
	WHHA: Treasures of the White House

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