Bio Betty Ford
Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer was born on April 8, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois, and spent most of her childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She...
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Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer was born on April 8, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois, and spent most of her childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She...
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While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Read Digital VersionForeword, William SealeThe Style of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt: Fashion and Frugality in Times of Depression and War,...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
January 14, 1964: State Dinner for Italian President Antonio Segni was hosted by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Featured entertainment included Robert Merrill...
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
Susan Ford Bales is a Virginia native and now resides in McKinney, TX. She is the daughter of President Gerald...
Frankie Welch (March 29, 1924 - September 2, 2021)
August 24, 1944: President Sveinn Björnsson of Iceland paid visits to Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol Hill and Mount Vernon during his b...
Betty Bloomer Ford was not a politician. She was a dancer, a model, a wife, and a mother. She never...