Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
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The presidential yacht USS Sylph, c. 1910-1915.
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Camp David has provided presidents and their families with a recreational retreat from the White House, as well as a...
When I came to Iowa State, I had no idea what it meant to be a journalist. My idea of...
AuthorsJAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York’s Museum St...
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
2022 2022 American Best Book Award Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy, Finalist, Best Cover Design: Nonfiction How...
In the early decades of the republic a president's wife, like other wives, seldom displayed her private life to the...
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the presidents family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey,...
"Thank you for the most wonderful historical information regarding the White House. I just love reading each issue from cover...
No sport created more excitement, enthusiasm and interest in the colonial period and the early republic than horse racing. Presidents...
Many modern presidents have had a casual interest in horseback riding, particularly as a vacation sport. However, no modern president...