Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Frances Benjamin Johnston: President Harrison's Family
- Photographer
- Frances Benjamin Johnston
- Date of Work
- ca. 1889
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Frances Benjamin Johnston: President Harrison's Family
Mrs. Russell (Mary) Harrison with her daughter Marthena and nephew Benjamin Harrison McKee. ca. 1889. In his great affection for his family, President Benjamin Harrison insisted that his children, in-laws, and grandchildren live with him at the White House.
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