Bio Eleanor Roosevelt
She was born in New York City on October 11, 1884, daughter of lovely Anna Hall and Elliott Roosevelt, younger brother of...
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Director and Editor, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
To enhance First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" newspaper columns, Allida M. Black, Director and Editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers and Research Professor of History & International Affairs at The George Washington University, sat down for an interview covering topics from the Roosevelt's style of entertaining to what the White House was like during World War II.
She was born in New York City on October 11, 1884, daughter of lovely Anna Hall and Elliott Roosevelt, younger brother of...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
Biographies & Portraits
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Authors The late LONELLE AIKMAN was the author of the first edition of The Living White House. Her other books...
WILLIAM ADAIR is a frame historian, conservator, and gilder in Washington, D.C. (WHH #54) WILLIAM G. ALLMAN served more than...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
Foreword, William SealeThe Style of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt: Fashion and Frugality in Times of Depression and War, Morgan BlattenbergThe...
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the Second Floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
Eighteen White House weddings have been documented: March 29, 1812 Lucy Payne Washington (the sister of Dolley Madison) married Thomas Todd on...