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Along with Digital Divide Data and Creekside Digital, AWS partner companies, the White House Historical Association and AWS digitized approximately 20,000 35mm slide film beginning in early 2017. The 35mm slides documented the rooms and exterior of the White House, select events, and the first family from President Lyndon B. Johnson through President George Bush. Seen here, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, along with guests including Danny Kaye and Sargent Shriver, is photographed at an event announcing the Head Start program in June 1965.
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The White House Experience mobile app, which offers tours of the White House and explores topics related to its history, launched in 2018.
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The Presidential Look-Alike feature, using Amazon Rekognition technology, was also debuted when the app launched. The feature matches a user’s selfie with the president or first lady portrait in the White House Collection they most closely resemble.
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The White House History Guide Chatbot and Alexa skill launched in 2019 as an interactive tool to learn about the history of the White House.
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The White House Historical Association and AWS launched the interactive virtual game Fly Like Ike in 2019. Using AWS technology, users flew a helicopter inspired by the Official 2019 White House Christmas Ornament honoring the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the game, users could fly the helicopter to some of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic landmarks before landing safely on the South Lawn of the White House, much like Marine One does with the president.