Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
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A photograph of the Reagan home Rancho del Cielo just outside Santa Barbara, California, April 2, 1983.
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
2022 2022 American Best Book Award Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy, Finalist, Best Cover Design: Nonfiction How...
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...
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In this series of video clips, Historian Lawrence L. Knutson talks about presidential vacations and retreats. He offers anecdotes for...
“Secret president,” “first woman to the woman to run the government”—some historians have labeled a first lady whose role gained unu...
Sixty miles outside of Washington, D.C. is a rustic wilderness retreat that serves presidents and first families as a...
Leaving the White House during the summer is an old tradition of the presidents. Those with farms, such as Dwight...
Many presidents have used ships for both relaxation and diplomacy. From fishing to meetings with foreign dignitaries, water travel provides...
Pennsylvania only has had one official representative in the White House: President James Buchanan, whose administration lasted from 1857 to 1861. The...
Since the creation of the American presidency, there have been presidential vacations. Early chief executives such as George Washington, John...