Collection The Nixon White House 1969 - 1974
On January 20, 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. During his time in the White...
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Painting by Peter Waddell
"Tiber Creek: The Bathers. John Quincy Adams Takes a Deadly Chance, 1825." Despite its later reputation as a swamp, the Tiber Creek, which in the nineteenth-century ran along where Constitution Avenue runs today, was idyllic with extensive plants and wildlife including the now extinct Carolina Parakeet. President John Quincy Adams liked to swim in its quiet waters. During this particular adventure with his son, John, and servant, Antoine Giusta, the boat carrying the party was leaky and began filling with water, leaving the president fighting for his life in the river! Luckily he reached the opposite shore, only to wait several hours for rescue.
On January 20, 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. During his time in the White...
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
On November 22, 1963, about two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the...
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only army general elected president in the twentieth century. His achievements were many — he was an...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...