Decatur House today, located on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
Decatur House today, located on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
Decatur House today, located on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
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Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
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About Our Authors
Authors The late LONELLE AIKMAN was the author of the first edition of The Living White House. Her other books...
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Book Awards
20202020 Communicator AwardsWhite House History Quarterly 55: Presidents and Sports, Award of Excellence, Copy/WritingWhite House History Quarterly 52: Mid Century Fashion, Award...
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Recent Book Releases
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...
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African Americans in Lafayette Square, 1795-1965
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Italian State Dinners at the White House
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White House History Table of Contents
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
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The United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives
May 3, 2018 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration and light breakfast in Decatur House Parlors9:00 am - 9:20 am Welcome and OverviewThe Hon. Frederick...
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Press & Media
2020Washington Post, ""Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era""Associated...
