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Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
On July 11, 1798, Congress passed legislation that created the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Band, America's oldest professional musical...
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
Biographies & Portraits
From diplomatic dinners to holiday gatherings, the White House has always played a central role in the nation’s official en...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
For more than one hundred years, White House Social Secretaries have demonstrated a profound knowledge of protocol and society in...
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...