Monuments to the American Revolution in Lafayette Park
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
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In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
One of the most interesting collections of silver of which this country can boast is at the White House. I...
John and Abigail Adams had a wealth of experience in establishing and living in official houses prior to their move...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
April showers might bring May flowers, but White House florists keep the executive mansion in bloom year round. Today the...
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...
From 1804 to 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery, an expedition created by President Thomas Jefferson for...
One of the principal goals that governed the architectural changes made to the White House in 1902 by McKim, Mead & Whi...
Tucked away on the South Lawn, behind a tall hedge of hollies, is the White House Children’s Garden, a sp...
Nearly two decades after his election to the presidency, Thomas Jefferson elaborated on the significance of this triumph to his...
On July 16, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act into law. It granted President George Washington authority to select a “district of te...
The house in which the President of the United States lives has always had a great fascination for American citizens...