Collection Animal Ambassadors
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
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Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
Biographies & Portraits
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past an...
Biographies & Portraits
Unique among first ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only president who never married. James Buchanan was her...
In 25 years of political life, Betty Ford did not expect to become first lady. As wife of Representative Gerald R....
"I detest him so much that I don't even think his wife is beautiful," said one of President Grover Cleveland's...
Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Truman often ended his talk by introducing his wife as "the Boss" and his daughter, Margaret, as "...
Admirably equipped to preside at the White House, Lou Henry Hoover had experience as wife of a man eminent in...
The first first lady from outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four...