Book Awards
20212021 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsPresidents Play!, Winner, Children's/Juvenile (Non-Fiction)Wine and the White House: A History, Finalist, Coffee Table...
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About Our Authors
Authors The late LONELLE AIKMAN was the author of the first edition of The Living White House. Her other books...
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White House History Table of Contents
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
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About Our Authors
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
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Kenneth T. Walsh
Kenneth T. Walsh is a writer and analyst for U.S. News & World Report specializing in the White House...
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White House Ghost Stories
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
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First Ladies' Private Lives
In the early decades of the republic a president's wife, like other wives, seldom displayed her private life to the...
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White House Pets
Animals -- whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays -- have long been a major part of...
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White House Pets: Merry Menagerie
Two of the youngest presidents to reside in the White House brought their families and a menagerie of pets along...
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Away from the Glare: Presidential Retreats
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeThe Private Villa Retreat of Thomas Jefferson, Travis McDonaldThe Soldiers' Home: First Presidential Retreat, William SealeThe...
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Wedding Ceremonies Held at the White House
Eighteen White House weddings have been documented: March 29, 1812 Lucy Payne Washington (the sister of Dolley Madison) married Thomas Todd on...
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African American Performers at the White House
Beginning with James Buchanan’s administration in the 1850s, black entertainers have held a prime spot among White House performers. Th...