Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
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President Herbert Hoover was an avid baseball fan from his early days of playing shortstop at Stanford University. As president, he attended all four Senators home openers from 1929-1932. He also travelled to Philadelphia to watch the Athletics in the 1929, 1930 and 1931 World Series. During his lengthy retirement, Hoover enjoyed rooting for the Dodgers and Yankees from his home in New York City.
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
White House and American baseball history have been intertwined for more than a century, creating a legacy of presidential fans,...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Baseball has been known as our national pastime and has links to the presidency as far back as the Abraham...
Although the presidency is an often all-consuming job, many presidents have found solace in their various hobbies and pastimes. When...
The history of the White House appears in unexpected places, from trivia questions at Major League Baseball games to archival...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Biographies & Portraits
April 29, 1876 – President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation protecting the public turf and grounds of the U.S. Capitol; egg rolling wa...
The 2016 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of the thirty-first president of the United States Herbert Hoover, who served...
The White House Historical Associationcommissions the official White House Christmas ornament each year. This is the 36th ornamentin the series...
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...