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Sharing White House History: Theodore Roosevelt through Herbert Hoover
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Bio Edith Wilson
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Bio Calvin Coolidge
At 2:30 on the morning of August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word that Warren G. Harding was dead...
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Bio Grace Coolidge
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Christmas with the Kennedys
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Camp David
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Women's Groups and First Ladies' Portraits
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Girl Scouts and First Lady Lou Hoover
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A Pool for the President
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White House Gingerbread: Holiday Traditions
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Notable Horses
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