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Ulysses S. Grant was a cadet in the U.S. Military Academy from 1839 to 1843. He entered the army after his graduation and served until 1869. In March 1864 President Lincoln named Grant lieutenant general and commander of the Union Army. The Civil War ended just over a year later with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee. Some of his signature victories came at Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg.
At the turn of the 21st century, experts in public address were asked to identify the top 100 political speeches of the 20th century. Over 100 scholars submitted their choices and among the final 100 were four by first ladies--two by Eleanor Roosevelt, one by Barbara Bush, and one by Hillary Clinton. This upcoming History Happy Hour program explores the entrance of first
Eliza Scidmore earned her journalistic stripes as a “society writer” in Gilded Age Washington, reporting from the White House and around the nation’s capital. Fired by a spirit of adventure, she took up travel writing, educating Americans about little-known places like Alaska and Japan. In her best-known legacy, Scidmore carried home from Japan the idea of planting cherry-blossom trees along
Please join the White House Historical Association as they host authors Jonathan Pliska and Rocco Smirne throughout the day on Easter Monday at the White House Visitor Center. Presigned copies of Gigi at the White House! by Giovanna McBride will also be available!
