Podcast The Decorator-In-Chief
Every administration brings their own personality to the White House, particularly when it comes to the look and feel of...
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This photograph is of First Lady Michelle Obama participating in a centennial tree planting ceremony during the National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 2012. Mrs. Obama emphasized the significance of the historic occasion remarking, “People from both of our nations worked together for years to bring these trees here to Washington. And over the past century, people of all ages from the U.S. and Japan and so many other nations have come to this Tidal Basin each spring to marvel at their beauty. And year after year, even after the coldest, darkest, stormiest winters, these trees have continued to bloom.” Since 1912, the blooming cherry blossoms have signaled the arrival of springtime in Washington D.C. First Lady Helen Taft was responsible for the planting of the 3,020 Japanese cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin and grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Many first ladies have continued to take an active role in the cherry blossom celebrations and in recent years have served as honorary chairs of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
Every administration brings their own personality to the White House, particularly when it comes to the look and feel of...
The transfer of power from one administration to the next is a hallmark of American democracy, but it hasn’t al...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
Biographies & Portraits
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
Spring is a special time in our nation’s capital, when cherry blossoms bloom and the White House garden comes al...
Diana Carlin is professor emerita of communication at Saint Louis University and a retired faculty member and administrator at the...
Jill BidenJill Tracy Jacobs Biden was born on June 3, 1951, in Hammonton, New Jersey. Growing up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, she...
“Thank you for all of the good work you do on behalf of the White House Historical Association.”-First Lady Nanc...
Simmie Knox
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...