Notable State Dinners at the White House
December 12, 1874: First state dinner for a foreign head of state King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Hosted by...
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December 12, 1874: First state dinner for a foreign head of state King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Hosted by...
Throughout the history of the White House and the grounds surrounding it, visitors have commented on the trees and foliage...
Americans love ghost stories and the White House, a large and imposing mansion where things go bump in the night,...
In 2005, The White House Historical Association released The White House Remembered,Volume 1: Recollections by Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R....
The history of the white house grounds begins nearly two centuries before the construction of the house itself. Sailing up...
A slave helps craft this statue and the Capitol's statue of freedom... A statue of Andrew Jackson at the Battle...
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...
"I wanted to let future generations know the man for what he was, a metaphor of America at a crossroads,...
When the president gives an address, not only does what the president say matter, but also where. Given the iconic...
While there have only been a handful of Texans who have called the White House “home,” this group has shaped the...
On December 13, 1941, six days after the “infamy” of Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill boarded the battleship Duke of York bound for Amer...
The White House tennis court, first built in 1902 behind the West wing, was moved to the west side of the...