Collection State Dinners
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
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A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
On February 23, 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy launched the most historic and celebrated redesign of the White House in its history. In this...
A donation from the Recording Industry Association of America to the Nixon White House, the White House Recording Library was...
From reflections to a historical lightning round, Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, catches up with the...
Mark K. Updegrove shares new historical perspectives on the Kennedy presidency from his recent book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the...
The first White House guidebook was published in 1962 as a collaboration between First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the new White House...
In this first episode of 2021, White House Historical Association President Stewart D. McLaurin introduces the Association’s popular virtual program Hi...
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
Since the laying of the cornerstone in 1792, Freemasons have played an important role in the construction and the history of...
There is a long history of Scottish influence on the White House, dating back to the Scottish stonemasons that contributed...
In this final episode of 2020, White House Historical Association President Stewart D. McLaurin has a conversation with presidential historian Michael...
James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with...