Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
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The East Room during the final stages of the careful removal of decorative and other parts intended for reuse, 1950.
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
Music is often called the universal language. It has been known to break down barriers and shape historic events in...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an 'egg roll' party. Held on the South...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The centennial of President Washington's inauguration heightened the nation's interest in its heroic past, and in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent h...
Born Thelma Catherine Ryan on March 16, 1912, in Ely, Nevada, "Pat" Nixon acquired her nickname within hours. Her father called her...
Theodore Roosevelt’s remodeling of the White House in 1902 transformed it from a crazy quilt of alterations over time into a...
Many of the world's finest performing artists have shared the White House stage with the Marine Band. Great tenors and...
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., has often been referred to as “The Nation’s Attic” for its vast holdin...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the performing arts endures as a vital part of...
Every presidential family that resides in the White House leaves a mark on the building and its traditions. The extent...