Collection Weddings and the White House
From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First...
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The bride was 21 and the groom 49 when the wedding took place in the Blue Room. Frances Folsom’s dress of ivory satin, which her attendants said could “stand up by itself,” must have made quite a picture framed in Tiffany’s iridescent blues, snowfalls of white, and silver reflectors for the gas wall lamps that constituted the decor of the Blue Room. On the hearth, red begonias symbolized the fire of love.
From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First...
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Throughout its history, the White House has hosted not only important ceremonies of state, but also more personal, family ceremonies,...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have demonstrated a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
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“Backstage at a White House Wedding: Behind the Main Event.” Life Magazine, June 18, 1971: 40-49. Google Books. “Beene Speaks Out on that W...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
By Elyse Werling In this article, Elyse Werling illustrates a timeline of White House ceremonies and receptions from the James...
by Bethanee Bemis In this article, Bethanee Bemis examines how traditions for releasing wedding details to the public have evolved....
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making...