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Creator: Joseph H. Bailey, National Geographic Society, June 6, 1982.
Pastry chef Roland Mesnier (left) and chief chef Henry Haller (right) present possible desserts for Mrs. Reagan to taste in the White House kitchen. For events and formal dinners in the White House, Mrs. Reagan suggested innovative desserts like spun-sugar elephants. The White House has a total of five kitchens.
Biographies & Portraits
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have demonstrated a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights. The elegance of the State Dining...
May 6, 2021This program will be virtual9:00-9:15amWelcome and Overview Anita McBride, Director of American University’s First Ladies Initiative an...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...
April 10, 1973: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew — Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Richard M. Nixon held discussions emphasizing continued cl...
Since joining the White House Historical Association in 2014, Stewart McLaurin has had been published a number of times. Topics range...
“Thank you for all of the good work you do on behalf of the White House Historical Association.”-First Lady Nanc...
The White House Historical Association joins the nation in its remembrance of First Lady Nancy Reagan and the tremendous grace,...
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeWhen Did the White House Become "The White House"?, Donald R. HickeyCongress to the White House:...