Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
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In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise...
Camp David has provided presidents and their families with a recreational retreat from the White House, as well as a...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as modern nation states were influenced by classical writers, philosophers,...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The White House is a symbol of freedom and democracy, but from its very conception it had a paradoxical relationship...
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...