Collection The 2020 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....
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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.
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
Biographies & Portraits
Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
Portrait artists have captured the image and personality of our presidents throughout history, providing a record of their time in...
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
Biographies & Portraits
James Archer AbbottJames Archer Abbott currently serves as the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. A...
Foreword by William SealeWoodrow Wilson’s War: A Perilous Fight by John Milton CooperThe White House in the Great War: Fr...
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...