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Forged by Fire Standards
Common Core State Standards CorrelationsGrade 3: Reading/Informational TextCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to
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Italy in the White House Symposium Examines Historical Connections Between U.S. and Italian Cultures
The White House Historical Association is honored to host today a full-daylong educational symposium on the close connection between the United States and Italy including influences on political philosophy, architecture, cuisine, and more through the lens of White House history. Offered in partnership with the Embassy of Italy, the National Italian American Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington,
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White House Historical Association Releases At Home in the President’s Neighborhood
The White House Historical Association has released At Home in the President’s Neighborhood: A Photographic Tour. Gold medal winner of the 2016 Independent Publishers Book Awards, the book presents a contemporary view of the city through the lens of acclaimed photographer Bruce M. White’s camera. The 200 never before published photographs are introduced with commentary by historian William Seale and capt
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Edward Lengel Named Chief Historian
The White House Historical Association announced today the appointment of Dr. Edward Lengel as Chief Historian and Dr. Matthew Costello as Senior Historian. Both scholars join the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, the Association’s institute for White House research and education. Lengel joins the Association after nearly twenty years with the University of Virginia, Washington Pa
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“France and the White House” Focus of White House History #44
The White House Historical Association announces the publication of the Winter 2017 issue of White House History, which marks the 200th anniversary of President James Monroe’s reopening of the White House following the fire of 1814 by exploring the influence of French style on Monroe and ultimately the White House. Highlights include: An article on the four recently discovered paintings of th
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Weekly Book Signings at The White House History Shop
Since 1962, The White House Historical Association publications program has produced award-winning books on many subjects related to the history of the President's House, from its architecture, gardens, fine and decorative arts, to the presidents and first ladies who lived there over the years. Our titles appeal to history buffs and art lovers, connoisseurs and curious amateurs, scholars and tourists, adults
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Latest White House Historical Association Podcast Tells Stories, Answers Myths About Construction of the White House
The White House Historical Association today released its fifth episode, “A White House of Stone” in The 1600 Sessions podcast series, which reaches back in time to the initial design and construction of the White House, detailing the people and places involved in building the President’s House from the ground up. This episode discusses how many enslaved people helped build the Wh
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White House Historical Association Releases A White House of Stone
The White House Historical Association today announced the upcoming release of its latest book, A White House of Stone: Building America's First Ideal in Architecture by acclaimed historian William Seale. Drawn from documents public and private, governmental and institutional, American and Scottish, this book is about the stonemasons and stones of George Washington’s White House. Featuring new work by aw
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White House History #45 Celebrates First Ladies and Their Roles in the White House
The White House Historical Association announced the publication of the Summer 2017 issue of White House History, “The First Ladies," which celebrates the First Ladies of the United States and explores how their roles have been approached, personalized, and institutionalized over time. Editor William Seale explains why the First Ladies make interesting and beloved subjects: "They never complain…yet they serve, all
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September: Book Signings at The White House History Shop
Since 1962, The White House Historical Association publications program has produced award-winning books on many subjects related to the history of the President's House, from its architecture, gardens, fine and decorative arts, to the presidents and first ladies who lived there over the years. Our titles appeal to history buffs and art lovers, connoisseurs and curious amateurs, scholars and tourists, adults
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White House History Journal #30: The Presidents and the Theater
“It is not difficult to see a certain parallel presidents might sense between their own specified time on stage as head of state and the slice of life encapsulated in the duration of a play,” said William Seale, editor of White House History. “Part of being president is a performance, in which is conveyed, inescapably, a message; the White House is the