Collection Animal Ambassadors
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
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Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
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Collection Roosevelt White House 1933-1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
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Collection A Tour of the White House
In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy resolved to make the White House a “living museum” by restoring the historic integrity of the...
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Bio Michelle Obama
“Each of us also comes here tonight," Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention in 2008, "by our own improbable journey” and...
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Bio Lyndon B. Johnson
A "Great Society" for the American people was the vision of Lyndon Johnson. As president, he obtained passage of one...
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Bio Mary Arthur McElroy
After the sudden death of his beloved Ellen, Chester A. Arthur would not give anyone the place that would have...
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Bio Harriet Lane
Unique among first ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only president who never married. James Buchanan was her...
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Bio Angelica Van Buren
Martin Van Buren never remarried after his wife, Hannah, died on February 5, 1819. He entered the White House in 1837 as a...
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Bio Thomas Jefferson
In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, "I have sworn upon the altar...
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Bio Richard M. Nixon
When Richard Nixon was elected in 1968, he declared that his goal was "to bring the American people together." The nation...
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Bio Ronald Reagan
Through Ronald Reagan's eight years in office, the cold war came to an end, the country seemed to regain its...
