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Presidential reviewing stand at the Inaugural Parade for President George H.W. Bush on January 20, 1989, in Washington, D.C.
Biographies & Portraits
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
Rarely has a first lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded...
George H.W. Bush brought to the White House a wish for Americans to be “points of light.” He created Poin...
The national parks preceded the National Park Service, but the first great natural park was a state park. California’s Yo...
The spirit of Dolley Madison is everywhere in the blocks surrounding the White House. She lived at 1333 F Street, in...
Timeline of Events: August 29, 1814: Faced with a British demand to surrender 21 merchant ships, naval and ordinance stores and cotton, flour,...
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush followed the practice established by President George H. W. Bush of holding press conferences...
Ronald Reagan preferred to present himself and his policies in venues other than a formal presidential press conference. He held...
During the Civil War, the fighting at times came so close to the capital that the Lincolns could hear the...
The Green Room, positioned between the East Room and the Blue Room, is one of the principal parlors of the...