Video White House History with Frank Sesno: Origins of the Televised Presidency
The White House Historical Association’s first lecture of the 2023 Quarterly Lecture Series, White House History with Frank Sesno, took pl...
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Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and principal author of the Declaration of Independence envisioned an America where "all men are created equal". But over the course of his life, he enslaved more than 600 Black men, women and children. This is the story of three teenagers who were brought to the White House to train as Jefferson's personal chefs.
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