Collection The Kennedy Rose Garden
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
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This is a planting list of "Trees and Shrubs for the President's Garden" Nicholas King presented to President James's Madison on March 31, 1809.
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long.The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with...
The primary Easter Monday entertainment at the White House has always involved egg rolling. Participants roll dyed, hard-boiled eggs across...
The history of the white house grounds begins nearly two centuries before the construction of the house itself. Sailing up...
Many people consider raccoons to be pests and nuisances. These nocturnal mammals are often found rummaging through trash cans, dumpsters,...
As any visitor to Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. will tell you, pigeons are a universal feature of the...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...