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		Two New WHHA Books Chronicle Presidents and First Ladies of the United States The new editions of The Presidents of the United States and The First Ladies of the United States contain updated biographies and color reproductions of the official portraits of the men and women who served as chief executives and first ladies.
		The National Center for White House History White House Historical Association and National Trust for Historic Preservation to Create National Center for White House History First of its kind learning center to be located at historic Decatur House.
		The 2009 White House Christmas Ornament The 2009 White House Christmas ornament celebrates the second administration of President Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) when the first electric lights to illuminate the White House Christmas tree were used. The ornament illustrates the special place of the Christmas tree in the holiday celebration of President Cleveland’s young family. Christmas at the Cleveland White House, as an Illinois reporter described it in 1896, was a “children’s festival.”
		"Life in the Lincoln White House" White House History, Part 2 of Issues 24 and 25 "In planning our two Lincoln issues we were reminded constantly of the monumental place the Civil War or Lincoln years hold in the history of the White House," said William Seale, editor. "The nation’s capital is filled with Lincoln places. The journal’s foreword features Saint John’s Church, "the Church of Presidents," where President Lincoln liked to slip in and out unnoticed for Evensong."
		The White House Easter Egg Roll Easter egg rolling, originally held at the Capitol, was moved to the sloping South Lawn of the White House when disgruntled members of Congress complained of little feet ruining the grass and passed a law forbidding the use of Capitol grounds as a children’s playground.
		"Life in the Lincoln White House" White House History Journal This issue of White House History, the semi-annual journal of the White House Historical Association, is the first part of a special double set of the journal that takes a personal look at Abraham Lincoln’s White House, the people he knew and worked with, the music he enjoyed, the man who tutored his son, and finally an amazing portfolio of views of the White House while Lincoln lived there taken during an innovative time for photography.
		2008 White House Ornament Portrays First White House Christmas Tree The 2008 White House Christmas ornament honoring the presidency of Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893), the twenty-third president of the United States, was inspired by the Harrison family’s Victorian Christmas tree, the first documented tree to decorate the President’s House. The ornament, the 28th in a series started by the White House Historical Association in 1981, presents the White House as a family home.
		"The President’s House: A History" by William Seale A completely revised and expanded comprehensive social history of the White House, The President’s House: A History by noted historian William Seale, is being published by the White House Historical Association. This compelling book --- in two rich volumes --- chronicles both the unique continuum of the White House in American history and the human side of the White House as home to the presidents and their families. It covers every president from George Washington to George H.W. Bush.
		"Art in The White House, A Nation's Pride" New Edition A new edition of Art in the White House: A Nation’s Pride published by the White House Historical Association will acquaint and delight art lovers, history enthusiasts, scholars and casual readers alike. This richly illustrated volume presents the White House fine arts collection of nearly 500 paintings, sculpture, and drawings. Works by Gilbert Stuart, George Bellows, Norman Rockwell, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jacob Lawrence are among the nearly 50 recent acquisitions since 1992 included in this new edition. At the heart of the book more than 100 major works of art are the subjects of essays by art historian William Kloss.
		"White House Flowers" White House History Journal Number 23 John Adams, the first president to occupy the White House, ordered that a garden be planted and ever since presidents and first ladies have enjoyed the beauty and the bounty of the White House garden. This entire issue of White House History is centered on gardening, flower arranging, and table decorations.
		White House History Journal : James Hoban, "Architect of the White House" "It is difficult to see the White House entirely as a piece if architecture. Time and occupants with different needs have altered it in many ways.  However, the White House image, known to the world, is Hoban’s entirely.  He took up this part of George Washington’s burden and designed and finished on time the first of the nation’s public buildings in the new city." William Seale, Editor, White House History
		White House History Journal : "President Eisenhower's White House" White House History visits the Eisenhowers in this issue. The presidency was only one part of Eisenhower’s fame.  As the nation’s hero of World War II he presided at the White House in the decades of the 1950s.  While his era saw great change, his presence, which was always tranquil, helps make it in memory a time of peace and calm.
		"Transitions and Traditions in the President's House," The National Heritage Lecture The National Heritage Lecture, Transitions and Traditions in the President’s House, will be given by former White House curator Betty C. Monkman on Wednesday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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