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White House Historical Association 60th Anniversary Gala
The White House Historical Association celebrated its 60th anniversary with a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The program included remarks from Dr. Jill Biden, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, David Rubenstein, Fred Ryan, John F.W. Rogers, Stewart McLaurin, and Al Roker. Music was provided by the NYU Chamber Orchestra, Grey Coat Fife and Drum Corps,
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White House History Live: Women at the White House - Five Untold Stories
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. In honor of Women’s History Month, Association historians Sarah Fling and Lina Mann will discuss the stories of five lesser-known White House women, including en
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Women at the White House - Five Untold Stories
In honor of Women’s History Month, Association historians Sarah Fling and Lina Mann will discuss the stories of five lesser-known White House women, including enslaved and free White House workers, presidential daughters, and first ladies with Dr. Colleen Shogan, Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History.
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Presidential Sites Summit 2022: March 16 Afternoon General Sessions
The 2022 Presidential Sites Summit was hosted by the White House Historical Association at the historic Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The Summit incorporated sessions on a variety of topics from fundraising and civic engagement to recognizing inclusive presidential histories. This video includes one session from the afternoon of Wednesday, March 16. The session, First Ladies' Impact and Influence, features:Theresa Behrendt,
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Available for Pre-Order Today: New Issue of White House History Quarterly, “Every President Has Walked These Grounds”
Today the White House Historical Association released a new issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly, titled, “Every President Has Walked These Grounds." On November 21, 1800, after moving into the barely finished President's House in the emerging City of Washington, First Lady Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her daughter describing the site of her new home: "It is a
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The White House Historical Association’s Designing Camelot and James Hoban Books Honored with Spring Awards
The White House Historical Association has announced that two of its 2021 titles, Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy, and James Hoban: Designer and Builder of the White House, have recently been honored with a host of respected industry awards, including the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards and the Independent Publisher Book Awards, known as the IPPYs. "Our
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History Happy Hour: Glamour and Innovation - The Women Behind the Seams of Fashion at the White House
Join History Happy Hour for a preview of the White House Historical Association’s Digital Library exhibit, "Glamour and Innovation: The Women Behind the Seams of Fashion at the White House," which highlights historic designers of some of the first ladies' most iconic designs. Maegan Jenkins, MA/MS dual degree student in Costume Studies and Library and Information Sciences, inaugural Di
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White House History Live: First Ladies and the National Portrait Gallery
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion.Join the National Portrait Gallery Senior Historian and Director of Research, Publications, and Scholarly Programs Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw as she discusses images of the
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Official White House Portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Presented
The White House Historical Association today presented the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung, respectively. The portraits and the artists who painted them were introduced during a White House ceremony hosted by President Joseph Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and attended by President and
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New Issue of White House History Quarterly, “The First Ladies: Fifty Years of Fashion and Style, 1960–2010” Available for Pre-Order Today
The White House Historical Association today released the 66th issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly. Style makes history at the White House, and with this issue – the Quarterly’s third to focus on fashion – the Association looks at a transformational period of fifty years, 1960 to 2010, when America’s first ladies began to communicate through style more than ever bef
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Unveiling of the Official White House Portraits of the Obamas
At a White House ceremony on September 7, 2022, the official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled, painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung, respectively, and funded by the White House Historical Association. The event was hosted by President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in the East Room. The White