Podcast The White House Recording Library: The Forgotten Collection
A donation from the Recording Industry Association of America to the Nixon White House, the White House Recording Library was...
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Marie "Selika" Williams was the first black opera singer to perform at the White House. She sang for President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes on November 13, 1878.
A donation from the Recording Industry Association of America to the Nixon White House, the White House Recording Library was...
Military Social Aides perform a vital role for White House events, assisting the Social Secretary and representing the President and...
Baseball has been known as our national pastime and has links to the presidency as far back as the Abraham...
From entertainment to diplomacy, music has played an important role in White House history. Stewart McLaurin talks to Colonel Jason...
From your family to the First Family, the winter holidays are a special time of year. Stewart McLaurin explores the...
Death comes to every home, including the White House. From the loss of cherished family members to presidential funerals, there...
Throughout its history, the White House has hosted not only important ceremonies of state, but also more personal, family ceremonies,...
In 1963, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy helped arrange one of the most daring art exhibits in history, charming the French Government...
The history of the White House appears in unexpected places, from trivia questions at Major League Baseball games to archival...
In 1792, Irish immigrant James Hoban won a contest to design the White House and created an enduring symbol for America...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
The National Archives has been collecting records of the United States since 1934. It holds billions of documents, photographs, and objects...