The East Room
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
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The Red Room
Benjamin H. Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antechamber" for the...
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The Second Floor
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the Second Floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
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The Blue Room
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
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Catherine Allgor
Catherine Allgor is the president of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Previously, she had been the Nadine and Robert Skotheim Director...
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Slavery and the White House
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
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Sharing White House History about James Madison
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
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The Ground Floor
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
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Presidential Kin
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeThe Indomitable Sara Delano Roosevelt Mother of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mary Jo Binker and...
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Presidential Inaugurations
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeTaking the Oath of Office: The Capitol Connection, Donald R. Kennon"Not a Ragged Mob":...
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France and the White House
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeJames Monroe's Ties to France, Scott H. HarrisFurnishings in Paris: From the Directory to the...
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White House Ghost Stories
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...