Collection Presidential and First Lady Portraits
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
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The Arthur memorial window is seen from across the sanctuary, beyond the presidential pew, inside Saint John’s Church (seen here in 2009).
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
Since the James Madison presidency, St. John’s Church has been an important part of the life of Lafayette Square an...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise...