Collection "The President's Own"
On July 11, 1798, Congress passed legislation that created the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Band, America's oldest professional musical...
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On July 11, 1798, Congress passed legislation that created the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Band, America's oldest professional musical...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights. The elegance of the State Dining...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
From diplomatic dinners to holiday gatherings, the White House has always played a central role in the nation’s official en...
Monday, September 25 12:00pm: Registration at the Mayflower Hotel 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: White House Reception Please join us for a White House Re...
When I came to Iowa State, I had no idea what it meant to be a journalist. My idea of...
“The 150-year era of the great steel plow, central instrument of American abundance and strength, is ending,” wrote Hugh Sidey in 1...
"They are not as tall or articulate as you think they should be. And they're not super people, so that...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
The 2016 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of the thirty-first president of the United States Herbert Hoover, who served...
The White House Historical Associationcommissions the official White House Christmas ornament each year. This is the 36th ornamentin the series...
President Andrew Jackson was a slaveholder who brought a large household of slave domestics with him from Tennessee to the...