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In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
Jill BidenJill Tracy Jacobs Biden was born on June 3, 1951, in Hammonton, New Jersey. Growing up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, she...
Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making...
The White House Association is proud to introduce its Next-Gen Leaders, a group of influential and historically-minded young professionals. The...
The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
20222022 Communicator Awards White House History Quarterly 62: September 11, 2001, Award of Excellence, Design Features, Cover Design for Corporate Communications White House History...