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Digital Library Partner
Amazon Web Services
The images, documents, and other files within the Digital Library supported numerous projects undertaken by the White House Historical Association during their partnership with Amazon Web Services from 2017 through 2023, proving that the Library is more than just an online archive. Utilizing the content of the Digital Library, AWS technology, and AWS’s vast network, the partnership resulted in a variety of
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National Endowment for the Humanities
In June 2020, the White House Historical Association was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The grant enabled the Association to expand and improve the White House Experience mobile app, addressing accessibility issues and enhancing the use of the app as a distance learning tool. The Association was
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White House History with Ann Compton: Suffragists at the White House
The White House Historical Association invites you to attend the 2019 Lecture Series, White House History with Ann Compton. Compton, an award-winning former ABC News White House correspondent, will lead engaging and informative conversations on the history of the Executive Mansion. Topics will include: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Suffrage Movement, and First Lady Patricia Nixon. All lectures will be hosted
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The President's Neighborhood Exhibition
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to have influence—have bought property and built homes and offices along the streets surrounding the White House. For more than two centuries this neighborhood has been the setting for political decision making and diplomacy, for social gatherings and protests, for
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Symposium - Italy in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as nations, close connections between our two peoples influenced political philosophy, architecture, culture, and more. Over time, these links grew in depth and breadth, friendships emerged, cultures intertwined, and many of these elements touched the nation’s capital, the White House, and the lives of American presidents. To chronicle this ex
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Symposium - The United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives
For over two centuries, the United States has enjoyed a relationship with the United Kingdom and Ireland unparalleled in world history. The White House Historical Association, together with the British and Irish Embassies, is illuminating these remarkable historic connections by organizing a full-day symposium, culinary experience, and cultural event. The United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House: A Conversation on Hi
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Press Release
White House Historical Association to Unveil 2018 Ornament Honoring President Truman President’s Day Celebration Hosted by Truman Library Institute
The White House Historical Association will unveil the Official 2018 White House Christmas Ornament, honoring the presidency of Harry S. Truman, during a President’s Day celebration held by the Truman Library Institute in President Truman’s hometown of Independence, Missouri. The ornament unveiling will feature remarks from Association President Stewart McLaurin and Director of the Truman Library, Dr. Kurt Graham. Duri
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Book Signing: Meet the Photographer Bruce M. White
In conjunction with the Stone and Rose Exhibit, Bruce M. White will be signing books at the White House Visitor Center on Friday, September 21, from 11:30 to 2:00 p.m. A specialist in fine art and architecture photography, Bruce M. White has served as principal photographer for White House Historical Association books for nearly 20 years. As the principal photographer for A White