Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
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Collection The 2018 White House Christmas Ornament
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Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
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Collection Fourth of July at the White House
It was President Thomas Jefferson who first established the traditions of a Fourth of July celebration at the White House....
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Collection Roosevelt White House 1933-1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
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Podcast The President's Helicopter
For more than 60 years, the President of the United States has flown in a helicopter for domestic and international travel....
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Collection The 2016 White House Christmas Ornament
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Collection The 2019 White House Christmas Ornament
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Collection Presidents & Baseball
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Collection Eisenhower White House 1953 - 1961
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Collection The White House in Gingerbread
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Collection Holiday Cheer at the White House
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