A Secret Visit
"I wanted to let future generations know the man for what he was, a metaphor of America at a crossroads,...
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"I wanted to let future generations know the man for what he was, a metaphor of America at a crossroads,...
A recent magazine article described the garden of the White House, “known as the President’s Park,” as covering 82 acres and en...
Many people consider raccoons to be pests and nuisances. These nocturnal mammals are often found rummaging through trash cans, dumpsters,...
John Adams was the first president to occupy the White House in 1800; one of his first additions was a vegetable...
William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to judge Alphonso Taft and his wife Louisa. He graduated...
The nineteenth century might be called the golden age of the horse. Horsepower pulled plow, canal boat, and wagon to...
In 2005, The White House Historical Association released The White House Remembered,Volume 1: Recollections by Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R....
On a cold March 11, 1809, Thomas Jefferson paid the ferryman $1 to take him and his carriage across the Potomac River at...
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
1929: Herbert Hoover was the first president to have a telephone installed on his desk on March 27. A fire on Christmas...
1953: President Truman's last speech as president.
1979: Islamic militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and took Americans hostage. The West Wing once again became...