Collection The Nixon White House 1969 - 1974
On January 20, 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. During his time in the White...
Ethel Roosevelt Portrait
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- Isabella Hagner James Papers, The White House
Ethel Roosevelt Portrait
Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston, fall 1901.
Ethel Roosevelt, who was only ten when photographed here, held her debut into society in the White House on December 28, 1908. It was an all-night party for the young unmarried guests, with dinner at midnight and dancing until morning. President and Mrs. Roosevelt left the party soon after receiving the guests at ten.
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