Collection The Decatur House Slave Quarters
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
Protest at the People's House
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise their First Amendment rights and bring awareness to their respective causes. In this collection, explore how individuals, groups, and organizations historically used this space to advocate equality, protest policy, and demand action from the neighborhood's most powerful occupant.
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Podcast A Discussion with the Voices of Lafayette Park
Thousands of people traverse historic Lafayette Park every day to get a glimpse of the White House. The park, right...
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Collection Native Americans and the White House
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
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Podcast White House History with David Rubenstein: Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood
The institution of slavery and the stories of enslaved people have always been a part of the fabric of White...
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Collection An Artist Visits the White House Past
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
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Collection The Working White House
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
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Podcast Decatur House, the President’s Neighbor
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
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Collection The President's Neighborhood
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
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Podcast Researching Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood
The White House is a symbol of freedom and democracy, but from its very conception it had a paradoxical relationship...
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Collection Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
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Podcast Life on Lafayette Square
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
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Collection 'A Tempest in a Teapot'
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
