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Press Collection
The Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament Press Collection
The White House Historical Association’s Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament features the annual White House gingerbread house, a cherished holiday tradition. In 1969, Assistant Chef Hans Raffert began the holiday tradition of building a gingerbread house for display in the State Dining Room. White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier carried on this tradition with more elaborate gingerbread displays. Mesnier be
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Press Release
White House Historical Association Re-Releases "The White House: Its Historic Furnishings & First Families"
The White House Historical Association has released The White House: Its Historic Furnishings & First Families. This award-winning title, back in print for its second edition, features never-before-published photography of the White House rooms from President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama administrations. New White House acquisitions highlighted include State china service sets and a rare photograph of the
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Press Release
White House Historical Association Provides Resources for State Dining Room Refurbishment
The White House Historical Association continued its fifty-four-year mission of supporting the preservation of State and public rooms of the White House with the newly unveiled refurbishment of the State Dining Room today. The $590,000 update was funded entirely by the private nonprofit through its White House Endowment Trust. The Association’s support included the repainting and glazing of the walls, ne
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Event
The President's Neighborhood Open House
Come explore the history of the President’s Neighborhood at our Summer Open House! Learn about the incredible people and buildings that have been neighbors to the White House for the past two centuries. Take a stroll through our special exhibition about the history and preservation of Lafayette Square, and explore neighborhood-themed crafts in the Carriage House with our partners fr
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Press Release
First Lady Barbara P. Bush Remembered
The White House Historical Association joins the nation in its remembrance of First Lady Barbara Bush and the warmth, care for others, love of country, and humor she brought to her roles as Second and First Lady of the United States. Beginning, APRIL 18, 2018 at 9:00AM, an official condolence book for First Lady Barbara Bush will be available for the public
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Press Release
The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Launch “This Art is Your Art” National Student Competition
Today the White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation launched the This Art is Your Art competition. This is an unprecedented opportunity for university students in the United States to engage with the artwork and artifacts in our country’s home—the White House—by creating a short video about the historical and artistic context of a partic
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Press Release
The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announce Winners of “This Art is Your Art” Video Competition
Today the White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced the winners of the This Art Is Your Art competition.This Art is Your Art was an unprecedented opportunity for university students in the United States to engage with the artwork in our country’s home—the White House—by creating a short video about the historical and ar
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Digital Library Project
The White House Experience Mobile App
The “White House Experience” mobile app brings First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s vision of an accessible White House to the modern age.
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Digital Library Portfolio
First Ladies Revealed
This documentary series gives viewers a look at the role first ladies have played behind the scenes and on the world's stage throughout our nation's history.
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Digital Library Portfolio
First Ladies Style of Influence
Running through October 1, 2018, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, "First Ladies: Style of Influence" exhibition examines how the role of the first lady has evolved, and how first ladies have used their position to advance diplomacy and other social, cultural, and political initiatives.
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Press Collection
Furnishing and Maintaining the White House Press Collection
Congress has always been tasked with appropriating funds for the care, repair, refurnishing and maintenance of the White House and its grounds. Since 1961, the White House Historical Association has served as the private, non-profit partner to the White House and provided financial support for its acquisitions, refurbishing projects, and preservation initiatives. Each incoming president has found furnishings that were worn