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...
Quentin Roosevelt on his pony
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- White House collection, photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston
Quentin Roosevelt on his pony
Quentin on his pony Algonquin near the South Portico, 1902.
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