Collection The Kennedy White House 1961-1963
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
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Creator: Henry Inman, 1842.
When Angelica Singleton Van Buren married President Van Buren's son Abraham in 1839, she became the hostess of the White House. The president was a widower and the White House lacked a hostess for his first two years in office. At receptions Angelica tried to use the formal rituals practiced at Queen Victoria's court in England, but Washington society used to the informality of the Jackson administration rejected them. Angelica's daughter Rebecca, born in 1840, died a few months later in the White House.
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits...
Biographies & Portraits
Biographies & Portraits
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
Portrait artists have captured the image and personality of our presidents throughout history, providing a record of their time in...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...