Podcast The History of Wine and the White House
From the hearty Madeira to the fine Château Margaux, wine has a long and important history for presidents’ palates and...
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Music has been an essential part of life in the White House from the earliest days of our nation, not only as a "companion" to divert, delight, and "sweeten many hours," as Thomas Jefferson professed, but also as an element of the pageantry accompanying international diplomacy. Through the years the United States Marine Band has musically represented the nation before international audiences, including kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, in war and peace, in triumph and in tragedy. The White House calls upon the Marine Band to perform at welcoming ceremonies, State Dinners, receptions, and other official functions.
From the hearty Madeira to the fine Château Margaux, wine has a long and important history for presidents’ palates and...
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award-winning director who has brought thoughtful, powerful productions to theaters, opera houses, and film. He...
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the nation’s only unelected president and vice president, served thirteen terms in Congress before rising to...
A donation from the Recording Industry Association of America to the Nixon White House, the White House Recording Library was...
Wine has a long and important history in the White House, playing a unique role in entertaining, public ceremonies, and...
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For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
The White House includes 18 acres of historic grounds and gardens that have been cultivated for more than two hundred years...
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as modern nation states were influenced by classical writers, philosophers,...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pat Nixon entering the White House as First Lady. Through hard work and...
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have demonstrated a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...