An Essay on "A Bird that Whistles" by Peter Waddell
President Thomas Jefferson took office on the then-inauguration day of March 4, 1801, following a party win in the contentious campaign of...
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An Essay on "Lafayette Square" by Peter Waddell
Peter Waddell's painting re-creates the historic square north of the White House in 1902, the year Theodore Roosevelt remodeled the house....
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An Essay on "Something Blue" by Peter Waddell
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A Neighbor Returns More Than a Cup of Sugar
Recently, White House neighbors on Lafayette Square shared a fascinating surprise. In October 2008, Decatur House, an historic property of the...
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A Portrait of Spanish Conquistador Hernan Corte's
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Dressing Down for the Presidency
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Saving the Washington Portrait
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President Thomas Jefferson's White House Museum
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The Man Who Came to Dinner at the White House
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