Lady Bird Johnson's Floral Legacy
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...
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Creator: James P. Blair, NGS, June, 1966.
Vietnam protestors dressed in black line the North fence of the White House and hand out fliers to passersby. Their sign reads, "We Mourn Our Soldiers; They Are Dying In Vain."
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
April showers might bring May flowers, but White House florists keep the executive mansion in bloom year round. Today the...
On July 16, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act into law. It granted President George Washington authority to select a “district of te...
In the second half of the nineteenth century Americans headed west to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families....
Tucked away on the South Lawn, behind a tall hedge of hollies, is the White House Children’s Garden, a sp...
Elias Polk was born into slavery in 1806 on a farm owned by Samuel Polk, father of the future president of...
Marian Anderson was a successful American contralto singer known for her enchanting performances in the United States and throughout the...
Few people know the story of a brave woman named Charlotte Dupuy who was enslaved in Decatur House, the large...
Lafayette Square in the 19th century was the epicenter of political, social and civic activity in Washington, D.C. Originally...
Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and soon thereafter set up his hot pean...