Collection The Ford White House 1974 - 1977
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the nation’s only unelected president and vice president, served thirteen terms in Congress before rising to...
America's Musical Life Escalates
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- 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.
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