Collection The Hospitality of Diplomacy
The White House has hosted many important heads of state over the years. Typically, the President and First Lady join...
A Cultural Connection
For over two hundred years France and the United States have enjoyed a relationship unparalleled in world history. From the Revolution and the Founding Fathers to the current administration, our two countries have had a strong connection through art, culture, and history. As French President Emmanuel Macron makes his 2018 State Visit to the White House, we reflect on that connection and protocol of official foreign visits by French heads of state to the Executive Mansion.
Dessert Diplomacy: Honoring the Visiting Country
The White House State Dinner
Official State Dinners for ruling monarchs or heads of state have a history and protocol dating back to President Ulysses S. Grant.
The White House Social Secretary
Welcoming the World to the President's House
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Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
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Collection Diplomacy With Our Northern Neighbors
Geography, history, and friendship have been the driving force of official ties between the United States and Canada. In 1927, our...
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Collection Italy in the White House
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as nations, close connections between our two peoples influenced political...
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Collection The First Ladies
Biographies & Portraits
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Bio James Monroe
James Monroe was perhaps the most qualified citizen ever to serve as president of the United States. Born in 1758 in...
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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 Martha Jefferson
At age 22, Martha Wayles Skelton was already a widow, an heiress, and a mother whose firstborn son would die in...
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Bio Abigail Powers Fillmore
First of the first ladies to hold a job after marriage, Abigail Fillmore was helping her husband's career. She was...
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Bio Jacqueline Kennedy
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 brought to the White House and to the heart of the nation a...
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Bio John Adams
Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was probably more remarkable as a political philosopher than a politician. "People and nations are...
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Bio Ida McKinley
There was little resemblance between the petulant invalid who came to the White House with William McKinley in March 1897 and...
