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Holiday DIY - Decorating Your Entryway with Genevieve Gorder
HGTV star Genevieve Gorder shows you how to decorate your house this holiday season.Create your own garland to add a personal touch to the entryway to your house. Add your favorite decorations, like the 2015 White House Christmas Ornament, and welcome guests in style.
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Holiday DIY - Decorating Your Chairs with Genevieve Gorder
HGTV star Genevieve Gorder shows you how to decorate your house this holiday season.One of the most overlooked pieces of furniture in your house are your dining chairs, yes even chairs can be decorated! Use the 2015 White House Christmas Ornament as the finishing touch on your elegantly decorated dining chairs.
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New Book: "Away from the White House: Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations"
The White House Historical Association has released Away from the White House: Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations. Author Lawrence L. Knutson presents an in-depth history of the presidential time spent “away from the White House.” Through 37 chapters profusely illustrated with hundreds of period images and photographs, we witness the president escaping by horseback, steamboat, railroad, automobile, and ultimately Air Force One,
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White House History Journal #30: The Presidents and the Theater
“It is not difficult to see a certain parallel presidents might sense between their own specified time on stage as head of state and the slice of life encapsulated in the duration of a play,” said William Seale, editor of White House History. “Part of being president is a performance, in which is conveyed, inescapably, a message; the White House is the
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Announcing the 2010 White House Christmas Ornament
The White House Historical Association celebrates the presidency of William McKinley (1897-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, with the release of its 30th commemorative ornament. The last Civil War veteran to serve as president, McKinley was idolized by the American people during his presidency, tragically cut short by an assassin’s bullets six months into his second term. Th
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2008 White House Ornament Portrays First White House Christmas Tree
The 2008 White House Christmas ornament honoring the presidency of Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893), the twenty-third president of the United States, was inspired by the Harrison family’s Victorian Christmas tree, the first documented tree to decorate the President’s House. The ornament, the 28th in a series started by the White House Historical Association in 1981, presents the White House as a fami
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2007 White House Christmas Ornament Celebrates a Presidential Groom and his Bride
The 2007 White House Christmas ornament celebrates the first administration of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) president of the United States. The first Democrat to become president in 24 years, he was the only chief executive to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. The 49 year old bachelor was also the only president
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Official 2016 White House Ornament Commemorates 1929 White House West Wing Fire
The White House Historical Association unveiled today the design of the 2016 Official White House Christmas Ornament. Honoring the presidency of Herbert Hoover, the ornament is a vintage fire truck design commemorating the 1929 Christmas Eve four-alarm fire of the West Wing. Montserrat College of Art student Kayla Whelan, the winner of the Association’s national art school design competition, created this ye
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Italy in the White House Symposium Examines Historical Connections Between U.S. and Italian Cultures
The White House Historical Association is honored to host today a full-daylong educational symposium on the close connection between the United States and Italy including influences on political philosophy, architecture, cuisine, and more through the lens of White House history. Offered in partnership with the Embassy of Italy, the National Italian American Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington,
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the White House Historical Association Partner for Education Initiative
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and The White House Historical Association today announced a new partnership aimed at educating kids and teens on America’s rich presidential history. The initiative will first partner with Washington D.C. area Boys & Girls Clubs and expand to the hometowns and birthplaces of past United States Presidents. This announcement kicks-off BGCA’s Na
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White House Historical Association and the Washington Nationals Announce New Racing President
Today at Nationals Park, the White House Historical Association announced the addition of a new visiting racing president, Herbert Hoover known as “Herbie.” The collaboration with the Nationals is in the second year of a multi-year partnership that will expand the association’s efforts to educate the public on the rich history of the White House and expand its mission of pre
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The White House Historical Association and the Washington Nationals Announce Winners of Education Challenge
Today, the White House Historical Association in partnership with the Washington Nationals announced the top five submissions to “White House at Bat: A Presidential History Challenge,” a program that challenges area students to “submit a plan for a documentary that addresses an important presidential decision made by one of the five permanent Racing Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodo