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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A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...