Collection Roosevelt White House 1933-1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
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A plan of the West Wing, c. 2014, shows the current location of the Press Corps Offices, Press Briefing Room, and Press Staff Offices in the West Terrace, which were built over the swimming pool during the Nixon administration. Offices for the president’s advisers are now in the former location of the Press Room.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
Americans are familiar with the ceremonies of Inauguration Day, when a new President takes the oath of office at the...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The year 2020 has embodied a timeline of uncertainty and tension across not only the United States, but the world as...
The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1961 for the purpose of enhancing the understanding, appreciation,...
Since joining the White House Historical Association in 2014, Stewart McLaurin has had been published a number of times. Topics range...
2021Washington Post, "How Stewart McLaurin of the White House Historical Association would spend a perfect day in D.C."
Foreword: “A Beautiful Spot, Capable of Every Improvement” by Marcia Mallet AndersonFifty Years Devoted to the White House Garden and Grou...
April 10, 1973: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew — Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Richard M. Nixon held discussions emphasizing continued cl...