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Press Release
NEW Digital Exhibit: Historic White House Wedding Fashion and Design
The White House Historical Association debuts a new digital exhibit today in partnership with New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Something Old, Something New: Eight First Daughters' Fashionable White House Weddings, examines the wedding fashion and décor choices of eight first daughters. The exhibit is the result of a semester long internship offered by
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Press Release
Now on Presale: Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection
The White House Historical Association will release Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection on September 25, 2023. This book is now on presale. The White House was built to be the residence of America’s presidents and their families and has been a symbol of the nation since 1800. Within its walls, presidents have led both public and private lives, and th
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White House History Live: President Garfield, From Radical to Unifier
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Bestselling author and historian C.W. Goodyear will discuss his new biography of James A. Garfield. This work offers fresh insight and nuance to the
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White House History Live: Behind the Scenes with David Hume Kennerly
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. This program will feature Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume Kennerly, who was President Gerald R. Ford’s chief photographer. Kennerly will detail his experience working in th
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Podcast
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Featuring Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations
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History Happy Hour: Helen Herron Taft - A Millennial First Lady of Another Millennium
Could a First Lady of the United States from more than 100 years ago influence today’s generation? Helen Taft’s great granddaughter (and millennial) Patricia Taft seeks to prove just that. Helen became first lady in 1909, yet her trailblazing practices, tactics, and policies remain directly applicable to today’s historical, cultural, and political climates. Join us for our virtual History Happy
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White House History Live: The Washingtons, the Custises, and the Making of America
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. This program explores the history of the nation's first "first family," tracing George Washington's stepgrandchildren, the Custises, from childhood celebrities to carriers of the Washington
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Presidential Sites Summit Message with Susan Ford Bales
A message about the Presidential Sites Summit from Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, and Susan Ford Bales. The Summit will take place in Washington, D.C. from September 25 – 28, 2023. Register today
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Indigenous DC - Native Peoples and the Nation's Capital
Historian Elizabeth Rule discusses her new book, Indigenous DC: Native Peoples and the Nation’s Capital. Washington, DC, is Indian land, but Indigenous peoples are often left out of the national narrative. To redress this myth of invisibility, Indigenous DC shines a light upon the contributions of Indigenous tribal leaders and politicians, artists and activists to the rich history of th