Collection Holiday Cheer at the White House
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
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Collection White House in Bloom
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Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
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Collection Protest at the People's House
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Podcast Decatur House, the President’s Neighbor
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
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Collection Cherry Blossoms
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
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About White House History Quarterly
White House History Quarterly, the award-winning journal of the White House Historical Association, is published four times each year. One,...
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2022 Next-Gen Leaders
The White House Association is proud to introduce its Next-Gen Leaders, a group of influential and historically-minded young professionals. The...
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Tham Kannalikham
Tham Kannalikham is a New York based interior designer. She is passionate about incorporating traditional craftsmanship into the contemporary residential...
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About Our Authors
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
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Book Awards
20212021 AAM Publication Design CompetitionWhite House History Quarterly 56: Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection, Honorable Mention, Magazines/Scholarly Journals2021...
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The Decorative Arts in the White House Symposium Scholarly Contributors
James Archer AbbottJames Archer Abbott currently serves as the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. A...
