Collection Art in the White House
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
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President John F. Kennedy holds a press conference from the Oval Office during the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962.
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
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Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
Americans are familiar with the ceremonies of Inauguration Day, when a new President takes the oath of office at the...
After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wanted her husband to be remembered through a national cu...