Podcast Our Work and Recent Events: A Q&A with David M. Rubenstein
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin...
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A south view of the White House from the air.
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin...
Bill BarkerVeteran historical actor-interpreter Bill Barker is widely recognized as the nation’s foremost interpreter of Thomas Jefferson. After portraying Th...
Luncheon PresentersRandolph ChurchillRandolph Churchill was born shortly before the death of his great-grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill, in January 1965. After attending...
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...
When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he became the first African American to hold the office. Obama faced major...
Lafayette Square, the neighborhood just north of the White House, has long been the site of protests, marches, memorials, and...
When you join the White House staff, you enter a unique community full of surprising paradoxes. The men and women...
The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington D.C. was founded in 1802, shortly after Washington D.C. became...
John Adams was the first president to occupy the White House in 1800; one of his first additions was a vegetable...
The People's House: Although John Adams was the first to occupy the Executive Mansion in November 1800, it was Thomas Jefferson...
In November 1845, Elizabeth Lord Cogswell Dixon arrived for the “season” in Washington, D.C., with her family. Her husband, James Dixo...