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The official china chosen by President and Mrs. Wilson was the first to be made in the United States. Previously, most presidential china was from France. Gold and deep blue bands surround the arms of the presidential seal on the dinner plates. This china was also the first to use the arms of the presidential seal instead of the arms of the Great Seal of the United States.
The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1961 for the purpose of enhancing the understanding, appreciation,...
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...
The White House Historical Associationcommissions the official White House Christmas ornament each year. This is the 36th ornamentin the series...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
Congress has always been tasked with appropriating funds for the care, repair, refurnishing and maintenance of the White House and...
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
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White House History Quarterly, the award-winning journal of the White House Historical Association, is published four times each year. One,...
AuthorsJAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York’s Museum St...
The White House Historical Association’s Digital Library contains exclusive imagery of life at the White House, its famous residents, hi...
2022 2022 American Best Book Award Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy, Finalist, Best Cover Design: Nonfiction How...