Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
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Creator: William Phillips, October 30, 2003.
Golden chrysanthemums border the North Fountain in autumn 2003. In the fall, White House gardeners plant chrysanthemums, salvias, and asters around the North and South Fountains.
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long.The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
In several ways, James Hoban’s life resembles the classic immigrant success story. Born to a modest family in County Ki...
As any visitor to Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. will tell you, pigeons are a universal feature of the...
Throughout the history of the White House and the grounds surrounding it, visitors have commented on the trees and foliage...
Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and soon thereafter set up his hot pean...
April showers might bring May flowers, but White House florists keep the Executive Mansion in bloom year-round. Today the White...