Collection Native Americans and the White House
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
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A group of newspaper correspondents pose for a souvenir picture on the South Lawn in 1923. President Coolidge is standing in the center of the crowd.
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
Geography, history, and friendship have been the driving force of ties between the United States and Canada. In 1927, official rapport...
Biographies & Portraits
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
Death comes to every home, including the White House. From the loss of cherished family members to presidential funerals, there...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...