Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Washington's Most Notorious Slave Pen
In 1836, a striving, twenty-four-year-old New England shoemaker took an excursion southward to recuperate from a bout with ill health. By...
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Roger T. McNamara, J.D., LLM (Retired)
Ethics Officer Raytheon Co. Mid-Atlantic Region
Colonel (Ret.) U.S. Air Force, West Point 1962
White House Military Social Aide (1964-1966 Johnson Administration)
In 1836, a striving, twenty-four-year-old New England shoemaker took an excursion southward to recuperate from a bout with ill health. By...
While many tend to think that slavery was strictly a “southern” issue, this system of racial captivity and exploitation existed acro...
At the time of his death in 1820, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. was one of the most revered public figures in...
The White House has many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
For nearly four decades until 1836, John Gadsby was the premier hotelier of Alexandria, Baltimore, and, Washington, D.C. He owned...
Several cultural organizations have come together to launch the D.C. Declaration of Learning (DOL) program. This immersive teacher professional...
With her latest book, Entertaining at the White House: Decades of Presidential Traditions, Jennifer Pickens richly documents 60 years of entertaining...
The White House Thanksgiving celebration has been traced back to President Abraham Lincoln’s administration when the president declared in 1863 th...
The White House Historical Association will release the 55th edition of its award-winning publication, White House History Quarterly on November 13....
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator wi...
Discover the history behind the creation of Washington D.C. and beginning of the White House. Featuring Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky,...
Learn about Theodore Roosevelt's time at the White House including stories about his rambunctious children. Featuring Dr. Matthew Costello, historian...