The History of Wine and the White House
Featuring Frederick J. Ryan, author of “Wine and the White House: A History" and member of the White House Historical Association’s National Council on White House History
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Featuring Frederick J. Ryan, author of “Wine and the White House: A History" and member of the White House Historical Association’s National Council on White House History
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Dr. Sarah J. Purcell joins us to discuss her book Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era which examines how
Praise for WINE AND THE WHITE HOUSE: “The Washington Post publisher tells a comprehensive story of the American presidents through the grapes and glasses they drank from.” —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, New & Noteworthy “. . . lavishly illustrated and strictly bipartisan . . . the book delves widely . . . into how presidents have chosen to highlight ceremonies, foster diplomacy, and heavily promote the American wine industry
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with Iowa State University’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, have awarded Cleo Westin with the Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship in Journalism. Westin will receive a $5,000 stipend to visit Washington, D.C., attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner and be matched with mentors from the White House Press Corps. West
In August 1943, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt set out in secret for the Pacific on an arduous journey that was part goodwill tour, part fact-finding foray, and part informal diplomatic mission. She returned five weeks and 25,000 miles later, having trekked to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia, through the South Pacific and into territory still under enemy air attack. This precedent-breaking trip
Although we are not currently hiring, we are seeking resumes to keep on file from those interested in future openings. The White House Historical Association is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion. For more than sixty years, the Association has produced award-winning books
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, returned to America for the first time in nearly half a century. This program
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. In this program, historian Mark Cheathem will discuss his new book Who Is James K. Polk? The Presidential Election of 1844. In this pivotal campaign, five
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Dr. Beverly Gage joins the program to discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century. As FBI
Music is often called the universal language. It has been known to break down barriers and shape historic events in a way no other form of art can. The White House has played host to a diverse selection of historic performances since it became the home of the president and first family in 1800. From performances by the "President's Own" United
Join us and travel back to the 1930s and 1940s as we celebrate Christmas with the Roosevelts. Franklin D. Roosevelt loved Christmas, and his papers and records at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum document all aspects of his enthusiasm for the holiday season. Join William A. Harris, director of the FDR Library, and Amy Bracewell, superintendent of the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt