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Sharing Additional White House History Resources
The White House Historical Association and presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums have a shared goal of providing access to presidential history. Below you will find additional digital educational resources compiled by the White House Historical Association that have been sourced from presidential sites across the country.National First Ladies Library Digital ResourcesFun with FLOTUSRoad to the White House Portraits
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Every President Has Walked These Grounds
Read Digital VersionForeword: “A Beautiful Spot, Capable of Every Improvement” by Marcia Mallet AndersonFifty Years Devoted to the White House Garden and Grounds: The Career of Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds by Marcia Mallet Anderson with Dale HaneyThe White House Garden and Grounds as Presidential Stage: My Perspective from Behind the Lens in the White House Press Corp
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many winners will there be? A: Three winners – one in each category. Q: What are the three categories? A: Baking, nature, and arts & crafts. Q: How will the winners be picked? A: Each category will have a random draw. Q: Where do I submit my final creation? A: Via the contest entry form on our website. Q: Ho
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Baking
Create a gingerbread house using baking ingredients, such as: Graham crackersMarshmallowsCandyIcingCerealCookiesCakeBrowniesPretzelsEven a build-your-own gingerbread kit will do!
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Arts & Crafts
Create a gingerbread house using arts and crafts materials, such as: Construction paper Pipe cleaners Paint YarnGlitterCrayonsMarkersFeltRibbonButtonsPopsicle sticksClayPaper macheOrigami
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Nature
Create a gingerbread house using materials from nature, such as:Sand Sticks Pinecones FlowersLeavesRocksShells
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How to Enter
A fun, summer family activity, we’re calling for home- or nature-made renditions of the gingerbread White House using materials easily found in your kitchen, backyard, or local craft store. Send us a photo of your unique creation in one of three categories – baking, nature, and arts & crafts – for a chance to win a holiday-inspired prize basket and be featur
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Contest Prize
Depict the White House as a gingerbread house, take a photo, and enter it for a chance to win an amazing basket of unique holiday goods from the White House Historical Association, including: Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament White House Historical Association Gingerbread Kit The White House in Gingerbread book by White House Pastry Chefs Roland Mesnier and Mark Ramsdell
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Roland Mesnier - In Memoriam 1944–2022
Chef Roland Mesnier, longtime White House Executive Pastry Chef, mentor and teacher, prolific author, and sought-after speaker, passed away on August 26, 2022, following a short illness. He is predeceased by his wife, Martha, and survived by his son, George Mesnier.
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The First Ladies: Fifty Years of Fashion and Style, 1960-2010
Read Digital Version Foreword: Beyond the Sparkle by Marcia Mallet AndersonJean Louis Mazéas Hairstylist to First Ladies and White House Brides by Lauren McGwinSeduced by Style: Lady Bird Johnson's White House Fashion by Kimberly Chrisman-CampbellFrom Hollywood to the White House Nancy Reagan's Style: Her Lasting Collaboration with James Galanos by Rebecca Durgin KerrThe Silver Fox: Barbara Bush and Her S
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I am not associated with a United States Embassy, but I would like to support this project. How can I get involved? A: The White House Historical Association is a private, nonprofit organization that relies on the support of private gifts. If you, like Mrs. Kennedy’s very first supporters, believe White House history is worth preserving, please join ou