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Creating a Federal City
Discover the history behind the creation of Washington D.C. and beginning of the White House. Featuring Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association and author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (available April 2020).
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William Kloss Lecture
William Kloss, independent art historian and author of Art in the White House, will introduce the President and Mrs. Coolidge through their official White House portraits: President Calvin Coolidge by Charles Sydney Hopkinson and Grace Goodhue Coolidge by Howard Chandler Christy. The president, famous for his taciturnity, his wife extroverted and as First Lady much admired by the public, have
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Grover Cleveland's unusual vacations
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about President Grover Cleveland's unusual vacations, including his honeymoon and surgery at sea.
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George H.W. Bush's "perpetual motion" vacations
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about President George H.W. Bush's "perpetual motion" vacations.
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Lyndon B. Johnson's favorite form of vacation relaxation
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about President Lyndon B. Johnson's favorite form of relaxation while on vacation.
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Sports and pastimes of vacationing presidents
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about sports and pastimes of vacationing presidents.
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The submarine rides of Harry S. Truman and Theodore Roosevelt
Historian Lawrence Knutson talks about the submarine rides of Presidents Harry S. Truman and Theodore Roosevelt.
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2015 National Heritage Lecture Series: Coolidge for President
Amity Shlaes, bestselling author of the book "Coolidge," hosts a lecture "Coolidge for President: The President who said 'No.'" The event will be followed by a reception and book signing. This lecture is part of the National Heritage Lecture Series, which was established in 1991 by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the White House Historical Association and the Supreme
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The White House Remembered: President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Hugh Sidey conducted the following interview with him in the mid-1990s and explains former Presidents are in some ways more harried than the sitting president. Sidey's interview with President Carter had to be over the phone because of his global itinerary.
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White House State Dining Room
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times as a drawing room, office, and Cabinet Room. Not until the Andrew Jackson administration was it called the “State Dining Room,” although previous Presidents had used it for formal dinners.
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Press Release
NEW DETAILS: Presidential Sites Summit
The White House Historical Association will host the Presidential Sites Summit August 27-30 at the Willard InterContinental. The 4-day national gathering, themed “Back to the White House,” will draw leaders from more than 100 presidential sites across the country – and from across the spectrum of the historical professions, along with a large gathering of presidential descendants– reconnecting them with the domain that def
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SAVE THE DATE: 2018 Holiday Book Fair and Shopping Event
The White House Historical Association is pleased to announce its upcoming Holiday Book Fair and Shopping Event, a full day of festivities with 12 authors available to sign copies of their award-winning books. A full range of White House inspired exclusive gifts including the 2018 Official White House Ornament, will be available for purchase in addition to books. Since 1962, the White House