Livery at the White House
On Saturday, October 24, 1903, the sensationalist New York World reported that President Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary, William Loeb Jr., outfitted the me...
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Gary Walters is pictured in the Usher’s Office in 1995.
On Saturday, October 24, 1903, the sensationalist New York World reported that President Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary, William Loeb Jr., outfitted the me...
White House workers’ memoirs abound with recollections of significant international and national events and episodes. As they go about their da...
The memories of White House workers include not only times of grief, war, and political tension, but also charming moments...
White House workers have frequently come to their jobs with experience in hotels and resorts, in large town or country...
Throughout the history of the presidency, a president’s clothing choices have been influenced by a number of factors. Personal ba...
My memories transport me back to a time, just a few years ago and a few days before Christmas, when...
The White House Historical Association began an oral history project in 2010 under the guidance of Maria Downs, the association’s pu...
Eugene Allen served in the White House for 34 years. Assisting eight presidents, Allen’s top priority was to make the Wh...
Diaries, memoirs, and other historical records served as the basis for this speculative glimpse of an ordinary day for domestic...
This recipe is suited for the home kitchen and will produce enough gingerbread to make a house using the template...
In the day-to-day life of the White House, interactions between the first family and the residence staff have varied widely....
“He is an organizer, a methodizer, a man of decision, a judge of values, and above all he knows the wo...