Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
White House Music During the 1990s
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- Carol Powers, The White House
White House Music During the 1990s
Barbara Bush and Betty Ford applaud the Boys choir of Harlem.
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Collection The White House Social Secretary
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Collection Fourth of July at the White House
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Collection The First Ladies
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Bio Abigail Powers Fillmore
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Bio Betty Ford
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Bio Martha Jefferson
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