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...
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Sitarist Ravi Shankar, Musician and Former Beatle George Harrison, President Gerald Ford, and his son, Jack Ford, meet in the Oval Office on December 13, 1974.
Music is often called the universal language. It has been known to break down barriers and shape historic events in...
It was President Thomas Jefferson who first established the traditions of a Fourth of July celebration at the White House....
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of their...
On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved legislation that officially brought "The President's Own" United States Marine Band into being, making...
"Nellie" Herron was born in 1861, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. She studied music with enthusiasm, attending a private school...
"Secret President," "first woman to run the government" - so legend has labeled a first lady whose role gained unusual...
Daughter of the richest man in a small town, Florence Mabel Kling was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1860, and grew...
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances. . . ....
At age 22, Martha Wayles Skelton was already a widow, an heiress, and a mother whose firstborn son would die in...
Jimmy Carter promised a government "as competent, as compassionate, as good" as the American people. His achievements were notable, but...
When Richard Nixon was elected in 1968, he declared that his goal was "to bring the American people together." The nation...
First of the first ladies to hold a job after marriage, Abigail Fillmore was helping her husband's career. She was...