Podcast A Discussion with the Voices of Lafayette Park
Thousands of people traverse historic Lafayette Park every day to get a glimpse of the White House. The park, right...
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For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise their First Amendment rights and bring awareness to their respective causes. In this collection, explore how individuals, groups, and organizations historically used this space to advocate equality, protest policy, and demand action from the neighborhood's most powerful occupant.
Thousands of people traverse historic Lafayette Park every day to get a glimpse of the White House. The park, right...
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
The White House is a symbol of freedom and democracy, but from its very conception it had a paradoxical relationship...
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...