Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
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This drawing shows President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland fishing while on vacation at their honeymoon cottage in Deer Park, Maryland. President Cleveland was an avid hunter and fisher. Reporters, who had been barred from the wedding, look on in the background. The caption reads, "How sweet is solitude," poking fun at the lack of privacy inherent in being the president. This image was drawn by illustrator William Allen Rogers, more commonly known as W. A. Rogers, who drew cartoons for Harper's Weekly and Life magazine, among others, over his storied career.
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
Biographies & Portraits
Biographies & Portraits
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Camp David has provided presidents and their families with a recreational retreat from the White House, as well as a...
When I came to Iowa State, I had no idea what it meant to be a journalist. My idea of...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...
Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making...
As part of the White House Historical Association’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, the Next-Gen Leaders (NGL) initiative was announced. Th...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...