Presidential Valets
Throughout the history of the presidency, a president’s clothing choices have been influenced by a number of factors. Personal ba...
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Throughout the history of the presidency, a president’s clothing choices have been influenced by a number of factors. Personal ba...
Sarah Childress Polk (1803–1891) was first lady from 1845 to 1849, during the administration of her husband, James Knox Polk. A fashion trendsetter, sh...
WASHINGTON, Thursday—Like any other housewife, after a busy day, I have been taking stock of yesterday's activities! I wrote ye...
WASHINGTON, Friday—I arrived back in Washington yesterday morning and plunged into a vortex of inauguration preparations. I went to me...
Every occupational group, whether doctors, teachers, or factory workers, has its own distinctive culture. Each group possesses special skills, language,...
WASHINGTON—Yesterday afternoon James1 and Betsey and their two children arrived and the children settled down on the third floor wh...
WASHINGTON, Thursday—I have just made the rounds of every room in the White House with Mrs. Nesbitt,1 the housekeeper. We...
In the fall of 1976 “Keep Betty’s husband in the White House” campaign buttons erupted all over the country—a tribute...
My memories transport me back to a time, just a few years ago and a few days before Christmas, when...
This recipe is suited for the home kitchen and will produce enough gingerbread to make a house using the template...
“He is an organizer, a methodizer, a man of decision, a judge of values, and above all he knows the wo...
While not as famous as the presidents they served, several African American slaves who lived inside the White House went...