ABOUT OUR BOOKS

The White House Historical Association published its first title, The White House: An Historic Guide, in 1962. It was the wish of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy that such a book be written, and she participated actively in the editing. Now in its 22nd edition, it has sold more than 4.5 million copies to date.

Since 1962, the White House Historical Association publications program has produced books on a wide range of subjects related to the history of the President's House, from its architecture, gardens, fine and decorative arts to the presidents and first ladies who lived there over the years. The list includes titles that will appeal to history buffs and art lovers, connoisseurs and curious amateurs, scholars and tourists, adults and children.

In recent years, the book list has been expanded to other formats: The White House Remembered is available in print and as an audio book read by the author. The Living White House is now available in braille and as an audio book through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Two out-of-print titles are now offered as print on demand volumes: White House Glassware: Two Centuries of Presidential Entertaining and Tokens and Treasures: Gifts to Twelve Presidents. The whimsical White House ABC: A Presidential Alphabet presents text in five languages: English, French, Spanish, German, and Latin. George Washington: Selections from the White House Collection and Abraham Lincoln: Selections from the White House Collection are uniquely laid out with pages that fold out horizontally and vertically. The White House Historical Association recently reprinted a classic period memoir, Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln, Francis B. Carpenter's account of the painting of the First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, adding a new introduction by modern Lincoln historian Harold Holzer, and illustrations.

In order to provide the most current information in between editions, the first online title was introduced: Supplement to the White House: An Historic Guide contains recent photographs and descriptions of rooms that have changed since the 22nd edition was printed in 2003. Similar updates are forthcoming for The Presidents of the United States, The First Ladies of the United States and Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride.

Many of our publications are available to retailers at wholesale prices. Please contact books@whha.org for more information.

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