Collection Presidential Inaugurations
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
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President and Mrs. William H. Taft ride in an open landau during a snowstorm on Inauguration Day in 1909. Helen Taft was the first wife of a president to ride in the carriage to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony.
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
Biographies & Portraits
Foreword: Behind the Scenes by Marcia AndersonThe Executive Residence Portraits Project Remembered: An Interview with White House Photographer Tina Hager...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
Elaine Rice Bachmann
The 2024 National History Day (NHD) theme is Turning Points in History. The White House Historical Association offers a variety of...
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...
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
Jeffrey Rosen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission...
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeTaking the Oath of Office: The Capitol Connection, Donald R. Kennon"Not a Ragged Mob": The...
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
Following a competition for the design of the President's House in the spring of 1792, Irish architect James Hoban was commissioned...