Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
President Clinton and His Cat
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- Clinton Presidential Materials Project
President Clinton and His Cat
Socks, the Clintons' cat, peers at a photographer from the president's shoulder.
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