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Rosalynn Carter works on a flower arrangement while meeting with Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Walter Mondale., 1978.
Biographies & Portraits
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
Born in Plains, Georgia, on August 18, 1927, Rosalynn Smith grew up in an atmosphere of strong family ties and dedication to...
On Christmas Eve 1929 the White House experienced its most powerful fire since the British torched the Executive Mansion 115 years earlier....
War-hero Ulysses S. Grant, elected after a bitter war and the emotional impeachment of Andrew Johnson, spent two terms in...
The Green Room, positioned between the East Room and the Blue Room, is one of the principal parlors of the...
1902: A White House "restoration" was undertaken. Under Theodore Roosevelt, the 19th-century conservatories were razed, and a new "temporary" executive office...
On July 12, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president in office to employ a helicopter in his transportation service. This...
The 1850s saw many improvements and expansions to the mansion's existing conveniences. By this time many Americans who had gaslight...
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, White House security became a much more serious concern than...
Reconstruction of the West Wing in 1930 after extensive damage by a Christmas Eve fire in 1929 included a central air-conditioning system...