Collection President Truman's Renovation
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
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Cracks discovered in the north brick wall of the West Sitting Hall revealed during the engineering inspection, 1948.
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The government hired James Hoban, designer of the original President's House to supervise the rebuilding of the mansion and executive...
On February 12, 1880, a wooden crate arrived at the White House containing a new contrivance which would make an immediate impact...
On July 12, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president in office to employ a helicopter in his transportation service. This...
The 1850s saw many improvements and expansions to the mansion's existing conveniences. By this time many Americans who had gaslight...
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, White House security became a much more serious concern than...
Reconstruction of the West Wing in 1930 after extensive damage by a Christmas Eve fire in 1929 included a central air-conditioning system...
In the fall of 1950, more than a year before the Truman family returned, the Commission on the Renovation of the...
War-hero Ulysses S. Grant, elected after a bitter war and the emotional impeachment of Andrew Johnson, spent two terms in...
The White House Usher’s Office is one of the most singular working spaces in the world, with a tradition th...