All other press collections

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  Fourth of July at the White House Press Collection

  President Thomas Jefferson first established the traditions of a Fourth of July celebration at the White House by opening the...

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  Digital Educational Resources Press Collection

  The White House Historical Association is dedicated to sharing digital educational resources to aid with distance learning through the lens...

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  The Association's Work in the White House Press Collection

  The White House Historical Association is a private nonprofit educational organization with a mission to enhance the understanding and appreciation...

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  The Official 2021 White House Christmas Ornament Press Collection

  The White House Historical Association’s Official 2021 White House Christmas Ornament honors Lyndon B. Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of the Un...

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  The White House and Sports

  The White House has long been a site for celebrating and engaging in sports. Past presidents have enjoyed playing basketball...

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  Music and the White House

  On New Years Day in 1801, the first occupants of the White House, President John Adams and First Lady Dolley Madison,...

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  Alma Thomas and the White House

  Alma Thomas became the first African-American woman to have her work added to the White House Collection when her painting "...

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  Civil Rights and the White House

  In this collection, explore the history of the White House and the Civil Rights Movement through its leaders and activists...

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  Native Americans and the White House Press Collection

  Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...

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  Queen Elizabeth II and the White House

  Beginning in 1951, Queen Elizabeth II cultivated a seventy-year friendship with the White House, visiting the United States several times as...

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  The Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament Press Collection

  The White House Historical Association’s Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament features the annual White House gingerbread house, a cherished ho...

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  Fashion and the White House

  Explore this press collection to learn about a sampling of our fashion-forward first ladies, a few of the trends they...

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  James Hoban: Designer & Builder of the White House

  James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...

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  Weddings and the White House

  From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First...