Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
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This photograph, taken by Paul Begley on April 5, 1950, shows President Harry S. Truman, along with his family and staff in Key West, Florida.
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
Born April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia), at the height of the Cold War, Melania Trump grew up under...
Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Truman often ended his talk by introducing his wife as "the Boss" and his daughter, Margaret, as "...
While there have only been a handful of Texans who have called the White House “home,” this group has shaped the...
Many presidents have used ships for both relaxation and diplomacy. From fishing to meetings with foreign dignitaries, water travel provides...
Pennsylvania only has had one official representative in the White House: President James Buchanan, whose administration lasted from 1857 to 1861. The...
The first president to travel by airplane was actually a former president. On October 11, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt accompanied aviator Archibald Hoxsey...
Through its long years, the White House has seen many renovations, including the most recent one that was almost total....
The first vacations of President Calvin Coolidge were not very different from those of past presidents. Many commanders in chief...
During Franklin Roosevelt’s twelve years as president, cars were a source of transportation, visibility, protection, and even amusement. When he...