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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Animals -- whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays -- have long been a major part of...
In the early decades of the republic a president's wife, like other wives, seldom displayed her private life to the...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the presidents family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey,...
Halloween has been celebrated at the White House in various ways since the mid-20th century. Here is how different...
American presidents throughout history have appreciated the utility and admired the grandeur of the horse. The visual image of the...
After the Civil War, the nation's capital became a magnet for foreign diplomats and people who had made fortunes in...
Beginning with James Buchanan’s administration in the 1850s, black entertainers have held a prime spot among White House performers. Th...
The White House has many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
Nellie Arthur, daughter of President Chester Arthur, did not like the White House when she first took residence there in 1881....
The White House celebrates many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
On June 11, 1945, nearly two months into his presidency, Harry Truman wrote to his daughter Margaret: “you evidently are just finding ou...