Decorating the White House
Congress has always been tasked with appropriating funds for the care, repair, refurnishing and maintenance of the White House and...
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The Ground Floor
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
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Andrew Jackson's Servants
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The Entrance Hall
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The Blue Room
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
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Jon Meacham
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The East Room
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
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Letters From Our Readers
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The White House Neighborhood
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeFour Salutes to the Nation: The Equestrian Statues of General Andrew Jackson, James M. GoodeMaking Religion...
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Presidential Kin
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The White House, Lafayette Square and African Americans
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Self-emancipation in Lafayette Park
In 1810 an enslaved woman named Alethia “Lethe” Tanner purchased her freedom with $275 dollars she had earned selling vegetables in the area...