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The White House Historical Association has announced the Official 2019 White House Christmas Ornament honoring the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The helicopter ornament symbolizes Eisenhower’s achievement as the first sitting president to fly in a helicopter in 1957, as well as his example of fairness and innovation by combining the two he flew in: Army and Marine Corps aircrafts. The Of
Today, the White House Historical Association has released the third edition of its publication Art in the White House by noted art historian William Kloss. This exciting new edition features information about acquisitions added to the White House fine arts collection within the last ten years. New acquisitions include works by Roy Lichtenstein, Josef Albers, Robert Rauschenberg, and Alma Thomas.
January 31, 2019 (Washington, D.C.) — The White House Historical Association and David M. Rubenstein, in partnership with Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University and the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), have awarded Alexandra Connor the 2018 Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship in Print Journalism. Connor will receive $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. this spring. During her D.C.
The latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “White House Military Social Aides,” was released today by The White House Historical Association (WHHA). Association President Stewart McLaurin speaks with former White House Social Secretary Ann Stock, and three former Military Social Aides: former U.S. Senator and Governor Charles “Chuck” S. Robb, current Chairman and former CEO of C-SPAN, Brian Lamb, and Kenn
The White House Historical Association is proud to announce its new 2019 lecture series White House History with Ann Compton. Compton, a former award winning ABC News White House correspondent, will lead three engaging talks covering a range of topics, including: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Suffrage Movement, and First Lady Patricia Nixon. The lecture series will kick off this February
This February, the White House Historical Association will release a new issue of its award-winning White House History Quarterly. “Fashion and the First Ladies in the Mid-20th Century White House, White House History Number 52” explores the evolving fashions of first ladies from the 1930s to the 1970s and influences including the economy, war, social change, patriotism, and politics. This fasc
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
The White House Historical Association joins the nation in remembrance of President George Herbert Walker Bush and the character, prudence and leadership he brought to his role as 41st President of the United States. Beginning Saturday, December 1, 2018, an official condolence book for George H.W. Bush will be available for the public to sign at the White House Visitor Center,
Beginning Saturday, December 1, 2018, the White House Historical Association will sell the 2018 Official White House Christmas Ornament at its annual holiday shop on the Ellipse, located near the National Christmas Tree.
