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2023 Holiday Book Festival & Book Closeout Sale
Save the date for the 2023 Holiday Book Festival and Book Closeout Sale hosted by the White House Historical Association! More than twenty authors of popular and award-winning White House Historical Association titles will be on hand to sign their books. The public will be greeted by President Thomas Jefferson (as portrayed by historical actor-interpreter Bill Barker of Monticello). Categories include
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Press Release
NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “Home Again with Susan Ford Bales”
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, about her time in the White House. Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, had the unique opportunity to take Bales back to the only place she
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Press Release
Annual Holiday Book Festival on December 1st
The White House Historical Association published its first book, The White House: An Historic Guide, in 1962. It was the wish of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy that such a book be written, and she participated actively in the editing. For more than sixty years, the Association has continued to produce award-winning books on a wide range of subjects related to the
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History Happy Hour: The Roosevelts and Christmas - From the Hudson Valley to the White House
Join us and travel back to the 1930s and 1940s as we celebrate Christmas with the Roosevelts. Franklin D. Roosevelt loved Christmas, and his papers and records at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum document all aspects of his enthusiasm for the holiday season. Join William A. Harris, director of the FDR Library, and Amy Bracewell, superintendent of the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt
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White House History Live: Passover Celebrations at the White House
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. More than 70% of Jewish Americans take part in the Passover Seder, making Passover the most celebrated of Jewish holidays. Since 2009, the White House has joined
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Educational Resource
Holidays and the White House
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Employment
Decatur House Tour Guide
The White House Historical Association seeks a part-time tour guide to lead tours of historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Decatur House is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and operated by the White House Historical Association through a co-stewardship agreement. The tour guide conducts public tours on Mondays, and with advanced notice, can
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Press Release
New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Holidays at the White House
December 11, 2017 (Washington, D.C.) — Holidays at the White House is brought to life in the new holiday episode of The 1600 Sessions series. In “Holidays at the White House,” White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks with former White House Chief Usher Gary Walters, author Jennifer Pickens, and former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier about the special events and tr
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Video
Is the White House...Haunted?
The White House is perhaps the most iconic building in the United States. Since its completion in 1800, the “People’s House” has been the home of presidents and first families, a busy workplace, and the site of countless historic happenings and public events. There are many stories to be told about the White House, but few capture the imagination of genera