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William Henry Harrison, a tough old soldier who refused both hat and overcoat, rode a magnificent white charger in a two-hour morning procession from the White House to the Capitol, March 4, 1841. His Inaugural speech, depicted in this lithograph by Charles Fenderich, lasted several hours, and he died from pneumonia 31 days later.
Biographies & Portraits
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
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...
Elaine Rice Bachmann
The 2024 National History Day (NHD) theme is Turning Points in History. The White House Historical Association offers a variety of...
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeTaking the Oath of Office: The Capitol Connection, Donald R. Kennon"Not a Ragged Mob": The...
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to...
Read Digital VersionDeath and the President's House, William Seale "First in War, First in Peace," and First in Death: A...
No sport created more excitement, enthusiasm and interest in the colonial period and the early republic than horse racing. Presidents...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...