Collection Art in the White House
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
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Significant Events
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Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of The War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
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Papal Visits to the White House
October 6, 1979 - Pope John Paul II: Pope John Paul arrives at 1:43 p.m. in an open-topped limousine. He smiled and...
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The White House and Space Exploration
TEACHER'S TEXTThe Cold War witnessed the United States and the Soviet Union competing to dominate outer space with the same...
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Chinese State Visits
January 29, 1979: Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping was the highest-ranking Chinese visitor to the White House since Madame Chiang Kai-shek visited in 1943....
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April 6, 1917
At eight o’clock on the morning of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith “threw responsibilities to the wind...
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Sicilian Salvador Catalano
Few people today know the story of a Sicilian-born sailor named Salvadore Catalano who became an early American naval hero....
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The Working White House: Witness to History
White House workers’ memoirs abound with recollections of significant international and national events and episodes. As they go about their da...
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Fourth of July Celebrations at the White House in the 19th Century
The People's House: Although John Adams was the first to occupy the Executive Mansion in November 1800, it was Thomas Jefferson...
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Monuments to the American Revolution in Lafayette Park
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
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The American Protective League and White House Security During World War One
The United States remained neutral during the early years of World War I, from the outbreak of hostilities in August, 1914,...
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Hoover Easter Egg Rolls
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
