Sharing White House History about Andrew Johnson
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
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The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in poverty and was apprenticed to a...
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While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
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...
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the Second Floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeAnimal Fantasies and Fables in Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks, Jonathan GrossButterflies in Art and Flight at the...
Following a competition for the design of the President's House in the spring of 1792, Irish architect James Hoban was commissioned...
Before the twentieth century, the presidents' vehicles were not armored-plated or specially built. Their carriages were similar to those of...