Collection State Dinners
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
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President and Mrs. Roosevelt traveled to Panama on the largest battleship in the U.S. fleet, USS Louisiana, pictured here c. 1910.
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
Biographies & Portraits
It was President Thomas Jefferson who first established the traditions of a Fourth of July celebration at the White House....
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
While the presidency is often in the eye of the public, those who ensure operations at the White House run...
Biographies & Portraits
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have demonstrated a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
Military Social Aides perform a vital role for White House events, assisting the Social Secretary and representing the President and...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
The White House Military Social Aides have played an important role in many different White House events and functions. They...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
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