19th Century White House Staff

For most of the 19th century, the structure of the White House staff remained generally the same. At the top...

First Lady Hoover's Tea Party with Mrs. De Priest Creates a Stir

Oscar De Priest’s election to Congress as a Republican representative from Chicago in 1928 created an interesting political and social di...

The White House, Lafayette Square and African Americans

To imagine what it was like here when the White House was being constructed in the 1790s, erase everything else...

The Electric Career of Ike Hoover

A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...