Collection The Presidents
Biographies & Portraits
Grover Cleveland's unusual vacations
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about President Grover Cleveland's unusual vacations, including his honeymoon and surgery at sea.
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Collection Presidential Retreats
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Collection By Land, By Sea, By Air
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Collection Presidents & Baseball
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2022 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
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The American Presidents Song
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2023 Next-Gen Leaders
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Easter Egg Roll Significant Dates
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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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White House History Table of Contents
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
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Book Awards
2023 2023 Communicator Awards White House History Quarterly 65: Every President Has Walked These Grounds, Award of Excellence, Design Features, Copywriting for Corporate...
