Podcast Life on Lafayette Square
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
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For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
First Lady Barbara Bush was admired for her authenticity, as well as her advocacy on issues such as preserving the...
On July 11, 1798, Congress passed legislation that created the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Band, America's oldest professional musical...
In 1963, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy helped arrange one of the most daring art exhibits in history, charming the French Government...
How do you plan for a State Dinner with hundreds of guests, a private meal with a King and Queen...
Camp David has provided presidents and their families with a recreational retreat from the White House, as well as a...
In its more than 200 years of history, the White House has seen many physical changes, but its original stone walls...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
The burning of the White House by the British in 1814 during James Madison's presidency represented a low point in our...
Spring is a special time in our nation’s capital, when cherry blossoms bloom and the White House garden comes al...
Portrait artists have captured the image and personality of our presidents throughout history, providing a record of their time in...
Americans are familiar with the ceremonies of Inauguration Day, when a new President takes the oath of office at the...