Gallery Turkey Traditions at the White House
While the official turkey pardon was not adopted as an event until the late Twentieth Century, the giving of a...
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Gallery New Year's Day Receptions
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Gallery Fourth of July
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Gallery Halloween at the White House
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Gallery The White House Historical Association Christmas Ornament Collection
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Gallery Gingerbread at the White House
A recipe for soft gingerbread appeared in the earliest American cookbooks. First Ladies Martha Washington and Dolley Madison were renowned...
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Easter Egg Roll: Years Without an Easter Monday
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/25/1936
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/26/1938
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/23/1944
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 1/4/1937
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Reports from the White House Easter Egg Roll
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