Podcast Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in for the first of his four terms as president of the United States....
Cherry Blossom Gallery - Photo 1
- Medium
- Post Card
- Credit
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum /NARA
Cherry Blossom Gallery - Photo 1
In October 1934, a young Lyndon Baines Johnson, working as an aide to Texas Congressman Richard M. Kleberg in Washington, D.C., sent this postcard of the Lincoln Memorial surrounded by cherry blossoms to his soon to be wife Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor in Karnack, Texas.
You Might Also Like
-
-
Podcast Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency
Mark K. Updegrove shares new historical perspectives on the Kennedy presidency from his recent book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the...
-
Collection The 2021 White House Christmas Ornament
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
-
Collection The Johnson White House 1963 - 1969
On November 22, 1963, about two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the...
-
Collection White House in Bloom
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
-
Collection Cherry Blossoms
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
-
Collection Italy in the White House
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as modern nation states were influenced by classical writers, philosophers,...
-
Collection Women and the White House
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
-
Podcast Springtime at the White House
Spring is a special time in our nation’s capital, when cherry blossoms bloom and the White House garden comes al...
-
Collection The Presidents
Biographies & Portraits
-
2022 National History Day Resources
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
-
Popular Culture in the White House Symposium Contributors
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
