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Foreword: “A Beautiful Spot, Capable of Every Improvement” by Marcia Mallet AndersonFifty Years Devoted to the White House Garden and Grounds: The Career of Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds by Marcia Mallet Anderson with Dale HaneyThe White House Garden and Grounds as Presidential Stage: My Perspective from Behind the Lens in the White House Press Corps by Chri
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealePresidential Valets: Confidantes of the Wardrobe, Sam ChildersFashion and Frugality: First Lady Sarah Polk, Conover HuntFrances Folsom Cleveland's White House Wardrobe, Annette M. DunlapWoodrow and Edith Wilson: Costumed for the World Stage, Elaine M. GibbsDressing Down for the Presidency: Thomas Jefferson's Republican Simplicity, Gaye WilsonOutfitting Jefferson Today: Bill Barker at Colonial WilliamsburgLivery at the White House:
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeJames Monroe's Ties to France, Scott H. HarrisFurnishings in Paris: From the Directory to the Coronation of Napoleon, Ulrich LebenJames Monroe's White House State Furniture a la Francaise, Leslie B. JonesJames Monroe's Diplomatic Residence in Paris, Ulrich LebenThe Court Ensembles of James and Elizabeth Monroe: American Diplomatic Dress in France, Lynne Zacek BassettDolley Madison's Music Book,
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeWhen Did the White House Become "The White House"?, Donald R. HickeyCongress to the White House: Contrasting Journeys, Richard F. GrimmettPresident McKinley and the Making of the Gold Standard, Annette B. DunlapRemembrance: The Ficklin Family in Service at the White House, Alan DeValerioCaroline Harrison's China Painting: The First Lady as Artist, Lauren Zook McGwinReflections: Remembering First
Forward by William SealeA Suite for the Nation Restored to its Original Splendor: Regilded and Reupholstered, the Historic White House Bellangé Suite Begins Its Third Century by Melissa NaulinThe Monroe Oval Room in Summer Dress: An Annual Ritual Preserves Fine White House Furnishings by David RamseyA Quilt of White House Fabrics Reveals the Colors of Victorian State Rooms: The Legacy o
Read Digital Edition Foreword, Robert L. BreedenWashington's City, John RhodehamelRules of Engagement: Ceremony and the First Presidential Household, John RileyWhere the Chief Was Never Hailed: Rivals to the White House in 18th-Century New York and Philadelphia, William SealeMemory, Architecture, and the Future: Robert F. Dalzell Jr. George Washington, Mount Vernon, and the White House, Lee Baldwin Dalzell"The Best Friend
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeJames Buchanan's White House Hostess: The Celebrated Harriet Lane, Pamela KilianGuest of the Nation: The Japanese Delegation to the Buchanan White House, Dallas FinnThe USRMCS Harriet Lane, Robert L. AndersonPresident Buchanan Greets a Guest of State: The Prince of Wales at the White House, Claire A. FaulknerThe White House Collection: From James Buchanan's Time, William G.
Forward: Inaugural Traditions Make History by Marcia Mallet AndersonInauguration Day Begins: Ann Compton Remembers Reporting from Blair House by Ann ComptonThe Evolution of the When and Where of Presidential Inaugurations by Jonathan L. StolzOrganized Chaos: A Chief Usher Remembers Moving Days at the White House by Gary J. WaltersA Break with Tradition: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Backyard” Inauguration by Mary Jo Bin
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeStamps, Parks, and a President: Franklin D. Roosevelt Approves Ten Postage Stamps to Celebrate National Park Year, Robert GroggJames Hoban's 1792 Designs for the President's House, Andrew McCarthyThe First Red Room: Illuminated by Candlelight with the Computer's Eye, David RamseyInaugural Prints at Blair House, Candace ShiremanReflections: Partners in Education, Stewart D. McLaurinBuy NowSubscribe to White House History
