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National Student Art Competition 2021
For press inquiries relating to the art competition, please contact press@whha.org and copy artcomp@whha.org.The White...
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Book Awards
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Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...
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About Our Authors
AuthorsJAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York’s Museum St...
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Italian State Dinners at the White House
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About White House History Quarterly
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White House Gardens Symposium Scholarly Contributors
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2023 Next-Gen Leaders
As part of the White House Historical Association’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, the Next-Gen Leaders (NGL) initiative was announced. Th...
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Sharing White House History about Thomas Jefferson
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...