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The history of the white house grounds begins nearly two centuries before the construction of the house itself. Sailing up...
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The history of the white house grounds begins nearly two centuries before the construction of the house itself. Sailing up...
On April 23, 1932, Shakespeare-lovers from around the country flocked to Washington, D.C., to attend the dedication of the handsome new...
On Saturday, October 24, 1903, the sensationalist New York World reported that President Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary, William Loeb Jr., outfitted the me...
Throughout the history of the White House and the grounds surrounding it, visitors have commented on the trees and foliage...
Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and soon thereafter set up his hot pean...
As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to sugar plums, gingerbread, and all of the other delectable treats that season...
“He is an organizer, a methodizer, a man of decision, a judge of values, and above all he knows the wo...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...
The house in which the President of the United States lives has always had a great fascination for American citizens...
One of the principal goals that governed the architectural changes made to the White House in 1902 by McKim, Mead & Wh...
American women did not yet possess the right to vote when Woodrow Wilson was elected to his first term in...