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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At eight o’clock on the morning of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith “threw responsibilities to the wind...
Gerald Ford was an avid swimmer, swimming twice a day in his backyard pool in Alexandria, Virginia. When President Ford...
With news of the British force's approach, a senior State Department clerk, Stephen Pleasonton, swung into action, buying rough but...
The United States remained neutral during the early years of World War I, from the outbreak of hostilities in August, 1914,...
Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. He was the third of four children of Janet Woodrow and...
James Buchanan is often regarded as one of the worst presidents in United States history.1 Many historians contend that Buchanan’s...
White House workers’ memoirs abound with recollections of significant international and national events and episodes. As they go about their da...
In late May 1814, Commodore Joshua Barney, the veteran leader of the U.S. flotilla in the upper Chesapeake, left his...
“Quentin’s mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
When the White House gates open at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13th, thousands of people will stream through for the...
Savior of American portraiture, server of ice cream, dual term first lady and mentor of White House hostesses: all of...