Presidents and the Potomac
For the politicians, civil servants, and accompanying citizenry of the new federal government—freshly arrived in 1800 from comfortable, sophisticated Philadelphia—the...
Holiday Cheer: President and Mrs. Clinton Light a Menorah
- Date of Work
- December 2000
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library
Holiday Cheer: President and Mrs. Clinton Light a Menorah
President and Mrs. Clinton participate in a Menorah lighting ceremony in the Oval Office. December 2000.
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