Video The Presidential Inauguration: An American Tradition
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Book cover, My 21 Years in the White House, 1961, by Alonzo Fields. When Fields first started working at the White House in 1931, he discovered there were “separate dining rooms—black and white. We all worked together, but we couldn’t eat together. . . . Here in the White House, I’m working for the President. This is the home of the democracy of the world and I’m good enough to handle the President’s food—to handle the President’s food and do everything—but I cannot eat with the [white] help.”
Join the White House Historical Association for a brief look at the history of presidential inaugural ceremonies and how the...
The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing is known for the production of United States paper currency. However, over...
Anita McBride and Stewart McLaurin are pleased to invite you to register for the 2021 Presidential Sites Summit! The Summit will...
Since 2010, the White House Historical Association has been based in historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square in Washington, DC. Each...
The man who built the White House; a hero of the Napoleonic Wars; the romantic Highlander invented by Sir Walter...
Chris Lu, former Executive Director of the Obama-Biden 2009 transition effort, and John F. W. Rogers, former Director of the Committee...
Dr. Colleen Shogan will provide a concise overview of inaugural addresses, highlighting both changes in the speeches over time and...
The White House Historical Association, founded by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2021 with a new...
The peaceful transfer of presidential power from one administration to the next is a hallmark of American democracy. The activities...
The Cross Hall connects the main rooms and parlors on the State Floor. It is used as an elegant thoroughfare...
The State Dining Room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners, and it is the second largest room...
The Red Room is one of three state parlors named after a color, with the designated red dating back to 1845...