Presidential Inaugurations
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeTaking the Oath of Office: The Capitol Connection, Donald R. Kennon"Not a Ragged Mob": The...
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The Ground Floor
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Sharing White House History about Andrew Jackson
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The Entrance Hall
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The East Room
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Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian. A contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review and a...
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The Blue Room
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Presidential Horses
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The White House, Lafayette Square and African Americans
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Self-emancipation in Lafayette Park
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Presidential Kin
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Rebuilding the White House
President John Adams first occupied the President's House on November 1, 1800. It stood for thirteen years and eight months until it...