Collection The 2021 White House Christmas Ornament
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
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Page of President Johnson's daily diary from the day of the Civil Rights Bill signing.
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Mark K. Updegrove shares new historical perspectives on the Kennedy presidency from his recent book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the...
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
On November 22, 1963, about two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
Biographies & Portraits
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as modern nation states were influenced by classical writers, philosophers,...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
The White House Association is proud to introduce its Next-Gen Leaders, a group of influential and historically-minded young professionals. The...
As a public and digital historian, my work explores how and why groups and individuals reimagine the spaces around them...
Elaine Rice Bachmann