Collection The First Ladies
Biographies & Portraits
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First Ladies
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Gallery First Lady Portraits
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Collection Animal Ambassadors
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
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Collection Cherry Blossoms
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
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Collection White House Women
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
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Collection The Presidents
Biographies & Portraits
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Bio Elizabeth Monroe
Romance glints from what little is known of Elizabeth Kortright's early life. She was born in New York City in 1768...
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Bio Laura Bush
A self-professed bookworm, Laura Bush grew up with a passion for literature that heavily influences her life. The only child...
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Bio Abigail Adams
Inheriting New England's strongest traditions, Abigail Smith was born on November 11, 1744 at Weymouth, Massachusetts. On her mother's side she was...
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Bio Rose Cleveland
Rose Cleveland was Grover Cleveland's sister and fufilled the White House hostess duties until she gave up the role to...
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Bio Dolley Madison
For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she...
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Bio Sarah Polk
Born in 1803, Sarah Childress grew up on a plantation near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Elder daughter of a Captain, she gained something...
