Collection Cherry Blossoms
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
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Cherry blossoms, the spring time glory of the cherry blossoms in Uyeno Park, Tokyo, Japan, ca. 1905.
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
Biographies & Portraits
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) offers many different resources for students working on National History Day projects.
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeWhere Oh Where Should the Capital Be? The Seat of Government in an Expanding Nation,...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House. Jovial and...
As “the only unusual incident” of her girlhood, “Nellie” Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the gues...