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President Adams Moves In
Read Digital EditionForeword, Robert L. BreedenThe Paradox of High Station: Abigail Adams as First Lady, Edith B. GellesThe Midnight Appointments, Richard A. SamuelsonThe White House in John Adams's Presidency, William SealeJohn Adams: Farmer and Gardener, Corliss Knapp EngleA Classical Turn: Fashion in the Time of President John Adams, Lynne Zacek BassettThe White House Collection: John and Abigail Adams: A Tradition
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George Washington: Houses and Palaces
Read Digital Edition Foreword, Robert L. BreedenWashington's City, John RhodehamelRules of Engagement: Ceremony and the First Presidential Household, John RileyWhere the Chief Was Never Hailed: Rivals to the White House in 18th-Century New York and Philadelphia, William SealeMemory, Architecture, and the Future: Robert F. Dalzell Jr. George Washington, Mount Vernon, and the White House, Lee Baldwin Dalzell"The Best Friend
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The Truman Renovation
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The White House Stone
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The History of Lafayette Park
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The Burning of the White House in 1814
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About Our Books
The White House Historical Association published its first book, The White House: An Historic Guide, in 1962. It was the wish of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy that such a book be written, and she participated actively in the editing. Now in its 25th edition, it has sold more than 5 million copies to date. Since 1962, our publications program has produced books on
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Asantewa Boakyewa
Asantewa Boakyewa currently serves as Associate Director of Collections & Exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum. has held research and administrative appointments at Johns Hopkins University, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (A Smithsonian Affiliate Museum), Georgetown University, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She has been an invited speaker an
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Digital Library Exhibit
The President of the United States Meets the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
The President of the United States Meets the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll looks behind the scenes at Elvis Presley’s December 21, 1970, visit to Richard Nixon’s White House through the examination of White House memos, documents, firsthand accounts, and photographs. This exhibit was curated by White House Historical Association historian Lina Mann.
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The President of the United States Meets the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Letter
This exhibit looks behind the scenes at Elvis Presley’s December 21, 1970, visit to Richard Nixon’s White House through the examination of White House memos, documents, firsthand accounts, and photographs. This exhibit was curated by White House Historical Association historian Lina Mann.
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Digital Library Exhibit
The President of the United States Meets the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Meeting
This exhibit looks behind the scenes at Elvis Presley’s December 21, 1970, visit to Richard Nixon’s White House through the examination of White House memos, documents, firsthand accounts, and photographs. This exhibit was curated by White House Historical Association historian Lina Mann.