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White House Kitchens & Cooking

Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeKitchen Past: Thoughts on Open Hearth Cooking for the Presidents, Alice RossA Look at the White House Kitchens, Lydia Barker TederickMy White House Years, Roland MesnierPreparation of the Menu for the Prince of Wales Dinner in 2005, Cristeta ComerfordWhite House Wines, Daniel ShanksHome Cooking in the White House, Barbara HaberA Bit of Architectural History Comes In from

White House Weddings

Read Digital Version Foreword, William SealeWhite House Weddings and Receptions Through the Years, Elyse WerlingA First Daughter’s White House Wedding: Etiquette Wars and a Celebration at Stephen Decatur’s House, Lauren McGwinNellie Grant Marries in the East Room: Rediscovered Relics of a White House Wedding, William AdairAlice Roosevelt Weds Nicholas Longworth: A First Daughter’s Wedding in the East Room,

Winter Holidays and the White House

Foreword: A Season of Traditions by Marcia M. Anderson The Magic of Winter in Washington: A Photographer's Perspective by Bruce M. WhiteWill it Snow? by Marcia M. AndersonLighting the Menorah: Celebrating Hanukkah at the White House by Donna Hayashi-SmithFruit Cake, Children's Parties, and Private Celebrations: Christmas Traditions in Early Presidential Households by David RamseyA White House of Acorn Caps and