The Life and Presidency of William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to judge Alphonso Taft and his wife Louisa. He graduated...
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The Life and Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. He was the third of four children of Janet Woodrow and...
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The Company Dining Room
During the nineteenth century, a series of “state dinners” were held every winter social season to honor Congress, the Supreme Cour...
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The Life and Presidency of Warren G. Harding
The son of a farmer-doctor, Warren Gamaliel Harding was born in 1865 in Corsica (now Blooming Grove), Ohio. As a boy...
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The First Fan
While both President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge were well known baseball supporters, not everyone realized that of...
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Forgotten Ghosts of the White House
Not all White House ghosts are well-known or have been presidents and first ladies. There are also lesser-known spirits like...
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Lighting the White House
Designed to be lit in the way common to the world at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the President’s...
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The President's House: A Notorious Haunt for Ghosts
Americans love ghost stories, and the White House, a large and imposing mansion where things go bump in the night,...
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The Origin of the Abraham Lincoln Ghost Story
When it comes to White House spirits, Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is the most famous of them all. The legend of...
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The Life and Presidency of Grover Cleveland
ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE One of nine children of a Presbyterian minister and his wife, Stephen Grover Cleveland was...
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The Life and Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
Born in North Bend, Ohio, on August 20, 1833, Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of "Old Tippecanoe," William Henry Harrison, ninth president...