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Background: The White House Grounds
Since 1973, the President and First Lady have opened the White House Grounds to visitors for self-guided tours of the South Lawn and gardens twice a year. In the fall, trees at the White House reflect the changing season by turning shades of yellow, orange and red, providing an opportunity to admire the foliage, gardens, and nature surrounding the Executive Mansion.
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NEW Podcast Episode of The 1600 Sessions
The White House Historical Association today released the latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “A White House Wedding: A Conversation with Lynda Johnson Robb.” Released the day after the 51st anniversary of her wedding, Lynda Johnson Robb, former First Lady of Virginia, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and one of few to marry in the White House, tells fascinating stor
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NEW Podcast Episode Focuses on White House Historic Grounds and Gardens
The latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, "The White House Gardens” was released today by The White House Historical Association. President Stewart McLaurin speaks with authors and noted garden historians Jonathan Pliska and Linda Jane Holden. Eighteen acres of beautifully curated grounds frame the White House. These grounds include private gardens for Presidents and their families, as well as public pa
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NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly; “Turning Points at the White House: Great Expectations”
The White House Historical Association announces the release of its 53rd issue of White House History Quarterly: "Turning Points at the White House: Great Expectations.” This issue explores pivotal moments in larger chapters of change at the White House.
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NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly; “Turning Points at the White House: Great Expectations”
The White House Historical Association announces the release of its 53rd issue of White House History Quarterly: "Turning Points at the White House: Great Expectations.” This issue explores pivotal moments in larger chapters of change at the White House.
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Announcing 13th Annual Summer Concert Series: Jazz on Jackson Place
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with Burnett Thompson Music, is pleased to announce the 13th season of Jazz on Jackson Place. Held on select Thursdays in June, July & August in the brick courtyard behind the historic Decatur House, this series takes place a block from the White House. The performance series has become a popular attraction in
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New Issue of White House History Quarterly: "White House Weddings"
The White House Historical Association will release a new edition of its White House History Quarterly next month, this one focusing on “White House Weddings.” The 54th issue includes a story of rediscovered White House relics that were used at the 1875 wedding of President Grant’s daughter and features images of wedding cake slices that were given to guests at White
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New Book: How to Draw the Presidents
The White House Historical Association will release How to Draw the Presidents by artist John Hutton on September 5. This first of its kind book provides readers with step-by-step instructions to make portraits of each U.S. President using four steps. Readers can practice drawing each president on the many practice pages provided in the book. "Anyone can learn to draw,” sa
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NEW Podcast Episode of The 1600 Sessions: “Life at Camp David”
The White House Historical Association’s new episode of its monthly podcast The 1600 Sessions, called “Life at Camp David,” released today, serves as an insider’s look at the president’s retreat. The conversation was recorded during the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s program series “Camp David: An Insider’s Look” in front of an audience and features stories told by Joshua Bol
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NEW Episode of the 1600 Sessions Podcast Features Guest Host David Rubenstein
The White House Historical Association has just released a new podcast episode of its monthly series, the 1600 Sessions, in which philanthropist David Rubenstein guest hosts a conversation with Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association about White House history. Rubenstein is founder of the David M. Rubenstein Center for White House History, the Association's institute for White House
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New Podcast Episode: "George Washington’s Legacy"
The White House Historical Association has released a new episode the 1600 Sessions podcast: “George Washington’s Legacy.” In this episode, host and President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin interviews Historian Dr. Matthew Costello, author of The Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President, about our first president’s legacy a