Video The 1600 Sessions: First Lady Barbara Bush

First Lady Barbara Bush was admired for her authenticity, as well as her advocacy on issues such as preserving the...

First Lady Barbara Bush

An Author and a President

Two of the nineteenth century’s most prominent American men, Ulysses S. Grant and Samuel Clemens, better known by his pe...

Press NEW BOOK: Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts

This fall, the White House Historical Association will release, Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef’s...

Press Background: A History of Presidential Summer Vacations

Since the creation of the American presidency, the country’s leaders and their families have taken summer vacations away from th...

Press MEET THE AUTHORS: Summer Book Signings at the White House History Shop

The White House Historical Association (WHHA) will host a series of book signings on select Friday afternoons in June and...

Video A Tour of the White House: The Second Floor

When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the second floor was generally reserved for private and family use....

Video A Tour of the White House: The Red Room

Benjamin H. Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antichamber" for the...