Presidents' Day at the White House
Just how does the president celebrate Presidents’ Day? Throughout the more than 200-year history of the White House, presidents themselves ha...
Notable British Visitors: President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
- Date of Work
- May 24, 1943
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Notable British Visitors: President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill along with Roosevelt's Joint Chiefs of Staff pose for a photograph outside of the White House, May 24, 1943.
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