Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
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In this photo, Tricia Nixon, daughter of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon, meets with the 1970 Cherry Blossom Queen contestants on the South Portico of the White House. During the 1970 Cherry Blossom festivities, Mrs. Nixon was caught in a traffic jam during the annual parade, commenting later, “I had my own parade and loved it. . . The Cherry Blossom Queen princesses waved and blew kisses. It was a treat.”
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
The White House has always shaped the lives of the Presidents and First Families who have lived there, and reflected...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Spring is a special time in our nation’s capital, when cherry blossoms bloom and the White House garden comes al...
Thanksgiving is a relatively quiet and personal holiday at the White House, as it precedes a very busy season of...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...