Bio Dolley Madison
For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she...
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For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she...
From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First...
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Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
In April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in New York City. Constitutional guidelines for inaugurations are sparse, offering...
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
Catherine Allgor is the president of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Previously, she had been the Nadine and Robert Skotheim Director...
Official Residences Around the World by Abby Clouse-Radigan This survey of the official residences and offices of some fifty nations...
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeGetting It Right: The Embellished Obligations of Dolley Madison, Conover HuntRescue of the Papers of State...
Benjamin Henry Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antechamber" for the...