Podcast Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in for the first of his four terms as president of the United States....
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The large table in the lobby of the West Wing, seen in 1942, was a gift from Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo in 1934. It provided a convenient place for reporters to gather while waiting to see the president and store their coats and hats.
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in for the first of his four terms as president of the United States....
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
Americans are familiar with the ceremonies of Inauguration Day, when a new President takes the oath of office at the...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History awards research fellowships annually. These fellowships support new research related...
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The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1961 for the purpose of enhancing the understanding, appreciation,...