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The Roosevelts piled into their landau carriages for a drive through Rock Creek valley, 1903 Ladies Home Journal, December 1903.
Biographies & Portraits
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only army general elected president in the twentieth century. His achievements were many — he was an...
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Biographies & Portraits
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Abraham Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine,...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...