Collection Native Americans and the White House
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
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Significant Events
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Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
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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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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 Presidency and Historic Preservation Symposium Contributors
Elaine Rice Bachmann
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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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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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Lighting the Menorah: Celebrating Hanukkah at the White House
Throughout the history of the United States, all the nation’s presidents have been Christians.1 In modern times, to celebrate th...
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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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"He Stands for All the Fallen"
“Quentin’s mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some...
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Capturing History
The first known image of the White House was a daguerreotype taken in 1846, during the administration of President James K....
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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....
