Collection Presidential Pastimes
Although the presidency is an often all-consuming job, many presidents have found solace in their various hobbies and pastimes. When...
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The “Brown House,” President and Mrs. Hoover’s cabin at their Rapidan Camp retreat in the mountains of Virginia. Hoover bought the 164-acre site and also paid $114,000 for the erection of camp buildings of pine board and the clearing of trails and bridle paths for hiking and horseback riding.
Although the presidency is an often all-consuming job, many presidents have found solace in their various hobbies and pastimes. When...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
White House and American baseball history have been intertwined for more than a century, creating a legacy of presidential fans,...
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Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Biographies & Portraits
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
The White House Historical Associationcommissions the official White House Christmas ornament each year. This is the 36th ornamentin the series...
The 2016 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of the thirty-first president of the United States Herbert Hoover, who served...