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August 30, 1865 … President Andrew Johnson met the Washington Nationals and the Brooklyn Atlantics at the White House. This is the first known official meeting between a president and an organized baseball team at the executive mansion.
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No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin...
White House and American baseball history have been intertwined for more than a century, creating a legacy of presidential fans,...
The history of the White House appears in unexpected places, from trivia questions at Major League Baseball games to archival...
Baseball has been known as our national pastime and has links to the presidency as far back as the Abraham...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Although the presidency is an often all-consuming job, many presidents have found solace in their various hobbies and pastimes. When...
June 28, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower - Islamic Center of WashingtonPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower's Remarks at Ceremonies Opening the Islamic CenterMr....
WILLIAM ADAIR is a frame historian, conservator, and gilder in Washington, D.C. (WHH #54) WILLIAM G. ALLMAN served more than...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
Luncheon PresentersRandolph ChurchillRandolph Churchill was born shortly before the death of his great-grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill, in January 1965. After attending...