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• The Soldiers' Home: First Presidential Retreat

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• Presidential Valets

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• Harry S. Truman's "Little White House"

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• Calvin Coolidge's Indelible Vacation to the Black Hills

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• The United States Marine Band: Music as Diplomacy

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• Foreword; White House History Number 30

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• Military Influence on White House Musical Performances

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• Easter Egg Roll: Games, Old and New

  The primary Easter Monday entertainment at the White House has always involved egg rolling. Participants roll dyed, hard-boiled eggs across...