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 Hoover’s Retreat - Photo 3
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President Hoover’s Retreat - Photo 3
A porch on a cabin at President Hoover's Camp Rapidan in the mountains of Virginia. Hoover often brought the work of the presidency with him to Rapidan and frequently conferred with cabinet members, who were assigned their own cabins.
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