Collection The Kennedys and the Arts
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
America's Musical Life Escalates
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
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.
You Might Also Like
-
-
Collection Music in the White House
Music is often called the universal language. It has been known to break down barriers and shape historic events in...
-
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....
-
Collection "The President's Own"
On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved legislation that officially brought "The President's Own" United States Marine Band into being, making...
-
Collection The Presidents
Biographies & Portraits
-
Bio Edith Wilson
"Secret President," "first woman to run the government" - so legend has labeled a first lady whose role gained unusual...
-
Bio Louisa Adams
The first first lady from outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four...
-
Bio Caroline Harrison
The centennial of President Washington's inauguration heightened the nation's interest in its heroic past, and in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent...
-
Bio Florence Harding
Daughter of the richest man in a small town, Florence Mabel Kling was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1860, and grew...
-
Bio Helen Taft
"Nellie" Herron was born in 1861, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. She studied music with enthusiasm, attending a private school...
-
Bio Martha Jefferson
At age 22, Martha Wayles Skelton was already a widow, an heiress, and a mother whose firstborn son would die in...
-
Bio Rutherford B. Hayes
Beneficiary of one of the most fiercely disputed elections in American history, Rutherford B. Hayes brought to the Executive Mansion...
