African Americans Enter Abraham Lincoln's White House, 1863-1865
The New Years’ Day reception became a White House tradition with President John Adams in 1801 and ended with President Herbert Ho...
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True Bill with not guilty verdict for William Clements in the murder of James King.
The New Years’ Day reception became a White House tradition with President John Adams in 1801 and ended with President Herbert Ho...
The Dolley Madison House, a yellow structure on the corner of H Street and Madison Place in “The President’s Neig...
Lafayette Square in the 19th century was the epicenter of political, social and civic activity in Washington, D.C. Originally...
Paul Jennings was born in 1799 at Montpelier, the Virginia estate of James and Dolley Madison. His mother, a slave of...
Eugene Allen served in the White House for 34 years. Assisting eight presidents, Allen’s top priority was to make the Wh...
When David Baillie Warden remarked in 1816 that “it was originally proposed to form a communication between the [executive departmental] offices an...
Elias Polk was born into slavery in 1806 on a farm owned by Samuel Polk, father of the future president of...
Marian Anderson was a successful American contralto singer known for her enchanting performances in the United States and throughout the...
Few people know the story of a brave woman named Charlotte Dupuy who was enslaved in Decatur House, the large...
In the second half of the nineteenth century Americans headed west to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families....
A recent magazine article described the garden of the White House, “known as the President’s Park,” as covering 82 acres and en...
Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) considered herself a resident of Washington, D.C. and took an active part in the city's life...