Podcast Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in for the first of his four terms as president of the United States....
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Although the White House serves as the office for the President of the United States, it is also a home for the president, first lady, and their children. First families experience many of the same milestones and moments as all families do, and young children use the home like many kids do—for games, adventures, and fun!
This photograph of Lynda Johnson and Capt. Charles S. Robb cutting their wedding cake was taken on December 9, 1967 in the East Room. Per Marine Corps tradition, the couple uses a saber to cut through the five-layer cake, as they become the 15th couple to be married in the White House. Immediately following the cake-cutting ceremony, the couple performed their first dance.
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum/NARAThis photograph shows Susan Ford dancing at her high school prom, which was held in the East Room. She is dancing with a member of the OuterSpace Band, a five-member group consisting of former students from Trinity College in Harford, Connecticut. The travelling band performed music from a variety of popular styles for dances at colleges and clubs.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARAThis photograph shows Caroline Kennedy playing on a trampoline on the South Grounds of the White House with friends.
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