Romantic Expansions
In our own time thoughts about “the West” have been rather vividly colored by popular culture imagery depicting the rugged indi...
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President Thomas Jefferson's White House Museum
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Reflections After the Fire
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The White House Collection: The Beaux Arts Furnishing of 1902
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Dressing Down for the Presidency
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Uriah Levy's Gift to the Nation
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Nell Arthur's Memorial Window
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Lincoln in His Shop
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Getting It Right
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/12/1938
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History in White House Silver
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