Michelle Obama Celebrates with the American People
First Lady Michelle Obama began her White House Christmas planning with a very simple idea: to include as many people,...
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First Lady Michelle Obama began her White House Christmas planning with a very simple idea: to include as many people,...
"Each of us also comes here tonight," Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention in 2008, "by way of our own...
The transfer of power from one administration to the next is a hallmark of American democracy, but it hasn’t al...
Every administration brings their own personality to the White House, particularly when it comes to the look and feel of...
Biographies & Portraits
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...
Diana Carlin is professor emerita of communication at Saint Louis University and a retired faculty member and administrator at the...
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...
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times...
The White House Historical Association, chartered in 1961, is a nonprofit historical and educational organization that plays a vital role in...