Video A Tour of the White House: The Second Floor
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the second floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
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Video A Tour of the White House: The Red Room
Benjamin H. Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antichamber" for the...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The State Dining Room
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The Ground Floor
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The Blue Room
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The Green Room
James Hoban, the original architect of the President's House, intended that the space now called the "Green Room" be used...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The Entrance Hall
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
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Video A Tour of the White House: The East Room
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the state floor level. Off...
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Event Book Signing at The White House History Shop: Lauren MGwin & Peter Waddell
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Event Book Signing at The White House History Shop: Kristen Hunter
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Press Background: The White House and Queen Elizabeth II
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Press NEW Podcast Episode Focuses on New WHHA Book about Historic Lafayette Square
The White House Historical Association’s (WHHA) new episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “Life on Lafayette Square,” features a conversation with n...