Christmas with the Kennedys
The White House celebrates many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
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The White House celebrates many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
Nellie Arthur, daughter of President Chester Arthur, did not like the White House when she first took residence there in 1881....
Special spaces at the White House are usually those created by the presidents for their own use while resident there....
George Washington established the tradition of the inaugural address on April 30, 1789. After taking the presidential oath of office on the...
Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) believed that the White House "staff and the ushers and the housekeeper deserve all the credit that...
John and Abigail Adams had a wealth of experience in establishing and living in official houses prior to their move...
When Whig opponents chanted “Who is James K. Polk?” throughout the presidential election of 1844, it was more an attempt to infl...
On March 27, 1952, President and Mrs. Truman returned to a freshly renovated White House after living at Blair House since November 1948....
“It is of very great importance to fix the taste of our Country properly, and I think your Example will go...
Jacob Lawrence, one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated Black artists, is remembered for his vivid portrayals of the Bl...
When the president gives an address, not only does what the president say matter, but also where. Given the iconic...
Nearly two decades after his election to the presidency, Thomas Jefferson elaborated on the significance of this triumph to his...