Podcast Bunny Mellon and the White House Rose Garden
Philanthropist, stylemaker, and renowned gardener Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon was not formally trained as a horticulturist or landscape designer. However, her...
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A photograph of the Rose Garden, taken from the roof above the Oval Office in June 2011 during a State Dinner in honor of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.
Philanthropist, stylemaker, and renowned gardener Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon was not formally trained as a horticulturist or landscape designer. However, her...
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
For more than two hundred years, France and the United States have enjoyed a relationship unparalleled in world history. From...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights. The elegance of the State Dining...
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
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...
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as modern nation states were influenced by classical writers, philosophers,...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
The White House has hosted many important heads of state over the years. Typically, the president and first lady join...
Geography, history, and friendship have been the driving force of ties between the United States and Canada. In 1927, official rapport...