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White House History Live: Women in the White House Collection
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.In honor of Women’s History Month, this conversation will explore the talented women artists whose portraits, sculptures, and paintings are a part of the Wh
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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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White House Historical Association Announces New Digital Library
The White House Historical Association in partnership with the White House, Office of the Curator, launched a new Digital Library of the history of the White House. This premiere online resource currently includes more than 2,500 high-quality images of the White House, each with detailed descriptions including references, and offers user-friendly tools to search and find images quickly and easily. “We ar
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White House Visitor Center Reopens after $12.6 Million Revitalization
The National Park Service (NPS) and White House Historical Association (the Association) today hosted First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell as they announced the re-opening of the White House Visitor Center after two years of transformative renovations. The First Lady and Secretary Jewell joined NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, Association Chairman Frederick J.
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The White House Collection
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“Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House” Opens
The exhibition Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House, honoring the 50th anniversary of the White House Historical Association, opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. tomorrow (October 1, 2011–May 6, 2012). It is amazing to realize that before 1961 Congress did not appropriate funds to maintain an art or decorative arts collection at the exec
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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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Digital Library Partner
The Richard Nixon Foundation
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History Happy Hour: Getting Right with Lincoln
History Happy Hour is a weekly virtual program hosted by the White House Historical Association. Join us as experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, and enjoy presidential-inspired libations.Former Illinois United States Senator Everett Dirksen declared, "The first task of every politician is to get right with Lincoln.” What might that lo
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Digital Library Portfolio
Jackie
The White House Historical Association was honored to help bring the enduring legacy of our founder First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to life in the film Jackie.
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New Issue of White House History Quarterly "Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection"
The White House Historical Association has just released a new edition of its White House History Quarterly: “Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection.” This issue provides a first look at newly restored pieces of the circa 1818 Bellangé suite; explores a treasure trove of never before published drawings from the Theodore Roosevelt administration; tells the story of how one 20th ce
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The Decorative Arts in the White House Symposium
The Decorative Arts in the White House Symposium is a day-long virtual event, hosted by the White House Historical Association and in partnership with Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. It will feature opening statements from Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Katharine P. Booth, and Stewart D. McLaurin. These remarks will be followed by morning and afternoon sessions by experts in the