Collection Truman White House 1945 - 1953
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
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George W. Bush greets Poland’s President Aleksander Kwasniewski in the Oval Office, February 9, 2005.
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....
Biographies & Portraits
George H.W. Bush brought to the White House a wish for Americans to be “points of light.” He created Poin...
A self-professed bookworm, Laura Bush grew up with a passion for literature that heavily influences her life. The only child...
George W. Bush came to power as the second presidential son (after John Quincy Adams) to achieve the office, and...
When Richard Nixon was elected in 1968, he declared that his goal was "to bring the American people together." The nation...
The only true response to art is to look with an eye like that of a child: unprejudiced, unbiased, clear,...
President Barack Obama has not emphasized holding traditional televised press conferences, but has attempted to set out his policy priorities...
In our own time thoughts about “the West” have been rather vividly colored by popular culture imagery depicting the rugged indi...
December 12, 1874: First state dinner for a foreign head of state King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Hosted by...
The press has always been part of the White House story. From friendly to hostile, with many colors in-between, the...