Bio Dolley Madison
For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she...
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For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
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Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
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...
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times...
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
Benjamin Henry Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antechamber" for the...