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President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. HerbertFirst Lady Lou Henry Hoover, 1929.
Biographies & Portraits
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Biographies & Portraits
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
White House and American baseball history have been intertwined for more than a century, creating a legacy of presidential fans,...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Although the presidency is an often all-consuming job, many presidents have found solace in their various hobbies and pastimes. When...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
Foreword: “Only in New York” by Marcia Mallet AndersonStreet Scenes: A New York Pedestrian’s Chance Encounters with Presidential History by Mat...
Born in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1953, Mr. Smith graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1975 with a degree in government....
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...
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...