Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
America's Musical Life Escalates
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America's Musical Life Escalates
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.
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