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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Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
October 6, 1979 - Pope John Paul II: Pope John Paul arrives at 1:43 p.m. in an open-topped limousine. He smiled and...
Elaine Rice Bachmann
TEACHER'S TEXTThe Cold War witnessed the United States and the Soviet Union competing to dominate outer space with the same...
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....
Throughout the history of the United States, all the nation’s presidents have been Christians.1 In modern times, to celebrate th...
James Buchanan is often regarded as one of the worst presidents in United States history.1 Many historians contend that Buchanan’s...
Few people today know the story of a Sicilian-born sailor named Salvadore Catalano who became an early American naval hero....
White House workers’ memoirs abound with recollections of significant international and national events and episodes. As they go about their da...
Further pursuing our interest in the neighborhood context of the White House, as well as the presidential complex itself, this...