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In this first episode of 2021, White House Historical Association President Stewart D. McLaurin introduces the Association’s popular virtual program Hi...
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In this first episode of 2021, White House Historical Association President Stewart D. McLaurin introduces the Association’s popular virtual program Hi...
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
Biographies & Portraits
Biographies & Portraits
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment, the culmination of the suffragists' fight to secure the right to...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
The White House has always shaped the lives of the Presidents and First Families who have lived there, and reflected...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...