Collection The Kennedys and the Arts
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur
Photograph of Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur. Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur grew up in Washington and as a little girl knew Dolley Madison. She died of pneumonia in 1880, and a grieving President Arthur inhabited the White House with their two children, Alan, 17, and Nell, ten.
You Might Also Like
-
-
Collection Animal Ambassadors
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
-
Collection The Presidents
Biographies & Portraits
-
Collection The First Ladies
Biographies & Portraits
-
Collection The 2019 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 An Artist Visits the White House Past
From its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White...
-
Podcast The Curator
Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits...
-
Podcast Presidential Portraits
Portrait artists have captured the image and personality of our presidents throughout history, providing a record of their time in...
-
Bio Lucy Hayes
There was no inaugural ball in 1877. When Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife left Ohio for Washington, the outcome of...
-
Bio Ida McKinley
There was little resemblance between the petulant invalid who came to the White House with William McKinley in March 1897 and...
-
Bio Nancy Reagan
"My life really began when I married my husband," says Nancy Reagan, who happily left an acting career for a...
-
Bio Angelica Van Buren
Martin Van Buren never remarried after his wife, Hannah, died on February 5, 1819. He entered the White House in 1837 as a...
