Collection First Children
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
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Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston, June 17, 1902.
The Roosevelt children energized the White House. Here, Archie Roosevelt rides a bicycle, a form of transportation which had become popular in America in the 1890s.
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
Biographies & Portraits
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
Biographies & Portraits
Eighteen White House weddings have been documented: March 29, 1812 Lucy Payne Washington (the sister of Dolley Madison) married Thomas Todd on...
Animals -- whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays -- have long been a major part of...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
After the Civil War, the nation's capital became a magnet for foreign diplomats and people who had made fortunes in...
Halloween has been celebrated at the White House in various ways since the mid-20th century. Here is how different...
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the presidents family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey,...