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Inside the Stephen Decatur House: The First and Last Private Residence in Lafayette Square
Just across Lafayette Square from the White House, the Stephen Decatur House, completed in 1819, is one of the oldest homes in Washington. Designed by the first professional architect in America, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, for one of the greatest naval heroes in American history, the Decatur House has welcomed 200 years of America’s political elite. After Decatur’s death when tenants rent
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NEW BOOK: To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the White House Neighborhood By William Seale
The White House Historical Association has announced its forthcoming book, To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the White House Neighborhood, by historian and author Dr. William Seale, out May 15, 2019. This publication details the lives of those who once lived in Lafayette Square, just across from Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House, when the fashionable neighborhood was a
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NEW Podcast Episode Focuses on New WHHA Book about Historic Lafayette Square
The White House Historical Association’s (WHHA) new episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “Life on Lafayette Square,” features a conversation with noted historian and author William Seale, who has written about White House history for more than 40 years. Host Stewart McLaurin, President of WHHA, interviews Seale about his new book, To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the Presid
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New Signed Limited Edition Now Available of To Live on Lafayette Square by William Seale
The White House Historical Association’s recent release of To Live on Lafayette Square by historian William Seale, which details the rich history of what was once the most powerful and fashionable neighborhood in Washington, is now available in a Limited Edition that features a deluxe embossed book jacket and is numbered and signed by the author. To Live on La
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2019 Holiday Book Fair and Shopping Event
The White House Historical Association’s annual Holiday Book Fair and Shopping Event is a full day of festivities with nearly 20 authors available to sign copies of their award-winning books, live music, and more. Since 1962, the White House Historical Association has published books on the history of the White House—covering topics including architecture, gardens, fine and decorative arts, food, and
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NEW BOOK Coming this Summer - The Stephen Decatur House on Lafayette Square: A History
The White House Historical Association will release its newest book The Stephen Decatur House on Lafayette Square: A History, in July. Timed to mark the bicentennial of the house in the president’s neighborhood, the book is the first comprehensive history of the house, its occupants, architecture, collections, preservation, and evolution from private home to historic site, as well as it
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New “White House Experience” Mobile App
The White House Historical Association is pleased announce its new free mobile application for both iOS and Android which offers, for the first time ever, virtual educational tours of the White House and surrounding President’s Neighborhood. The app features three separate tour experiences for in-person visitors and those who want to learn about the White House from afar. The ap
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Protest and the White House Press Collection
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. Compiled by
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President's Neighborhood Press Collection
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to have influence—have bought property and built homes and offices along the streets surrounding the White House. Compiled by the White House Historical Association. Please credit the Association by its full name when using this information.
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Italian State Dinners at the White House
The first State Dinner for an Italian head of state was in January of 1964. It was for Italian President Antonio Segni and was hosted by President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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Something Old, Something New: Maria Monroe
Maria Hester Monroe, youngest daughter of President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Kortwright Monroe, married Samuel Laurence Gouverneur, private secretary to the President, on March 9, 1820.
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Something Old, Something New: Elizabeth Tyler
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Tyler, the fifth child of President John Tyler and First Lady Letitia Christian Tyler, married William Nevison Waller, an attorney from Virginia, on January 31, 1842.