Collection The Kennedy Rose Garden
It's hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president and...
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It's hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president and...
The inspiration for renewing the rose garden at the White House came from President Kennedy in 1961. My involvement began at...
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Nash Castro, the last surviving founder of the White House Historical Association,...
Today's White House grounds are a site to behold. What started as 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington, was...
The White House Historical Association has the privilege of announcing the opening of a new exhibit, The Kennedy Rose Garden:...
George Washington in 1792 had set aside 85 acres for the “President’s Square,” presumably to have paddocks, sheepfolds, hay fields, meadows, and th...
On December 13, 2000 — thirty-six days after Americans cast their votes for president of the United States — George W. Bush...
Andrew Jackson, the first president born in a log cabin and to hail from a state beyond the Allegheny Mountains,...
IntroductionIn the early summer of 1929, citizens in the nation's capital enjoyed reading about the White House activities of President Herbert...
IntroductionAs the only single official elected by all citizens, the American president, in effect, represents us all – both at...
When studying events that occurred before the widespread use of photography, historians have used artwork to supplement resources such as...
Although today's mailboxes are filled with magazines, catalogs, and bills, they lack an abundance of personal letters. The technologies of...