Collection The White House Social Secretary
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have displayed a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
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The White House kitchen and several servant rooms were located on the
ground floor in the 19th century. Dolly Johnson, President Harrison's
cook, can be seen in this photograph in the family kitchen. Johnson came to the White House in 1889, with the Benjamin Harrison
family and stayed through four presidential administrations. Often damp and moldy, the ground floor was a difficult place for the White House staff to work and live.
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have displayed a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
When a new president moves in, he and his family bring along their own tastes, preferences, and customs. The new...
One who grows up in Washington sees evidence of the nation’s governance firsthand. The caravans of black cars, senators br...
Twentieth-century historical forces and social movements left their marks on the working White House. In 1900, nearly 87,000 inhabitants (almost a third...
Every effective politician understands the importance and tone of public contact. From the first, presidents, as the nation’s chief ma...
Abraham Lincoln could neither sing nor read music, but he loved music with a passion. He attended the opera at...
To Alexander Woollcott, the White House was the “best theatrical boarding house in Washington.” To his hostess, First Lady Eleanor Roos...
Electric lighting was installed in the White House in 1891. Few people at the time had enough faith in electric lighting...
The National Park Service oversaw the installation of three solar energy systems on the White House grounds in 2002. A system...
The White House Usher’s Office is one of the most singular working spaces in the world, with a tradition th...