Booker T. Washington Visits the White House
Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. The early months of his administration were a...
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Booker T. Washington c. 1900.
Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. The early months of his administration were a...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT The Lie Nailed that he is Opposed to the Negro. The First President to Entertain A Negro. Booker...
Eugene Allen served in the White House for 34 years. Assisting eight presidents, Allen’s top priority was to make the Wh...
Paul Jennings was born in 1799 at Montpelier, the Virginia estate of James and Dolley Madison. His mother, a slave of...
Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) considered herself a resident of Washington, D.C. and took an active part in the city's life...
The New Years’ Day reception became a White House tradition with President John Adams in 1801 and ended with President Herbert Ho...
Lafayette Square in the 19th century was the epicenter of political, social and civic activity in Washington, D.C. Originally...
In June 2001, President Bush proclaimed the month of June, “Black Music Month,” encouraging “all Americans to learn more about the contri...
President Millard Fillmore and his family were particularly musical. Mrs. Fillmore, the former Abigail Powers, made certain the White House...
Twentieth-century historical forces and social movements left their marks on the working White House. In 1900, nearly 87,000 inhabitants (almost a third...
The occupational culture and management of the 19th-century White House reflected the social climate and ethnic composition of Washington, D....