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New Digital Library Exhibit “Slavery and Freedom in the White House Collection”
The White House Historical Association debuted a new virtual exhibit today, Slavery and Freedom in the White House Collection, that explores slavery’s influence on the ideas, people and movements that shaped the White House through close examination and interpretation of 21 objects in the White House Collection. The exhibit draws from memoirs, historic newspapers, census data, and other primary source ma
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NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly “The White House and New York”
The White House Historical Association today released on pre-sale the 69th issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly. “The White House and New York,” explores the historical connections between New York City and the White House from the first Oath of Office to the present day. Before there was a 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or even a City of Washington, some
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Now on Presale: Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection
The White House Historical Association will release Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection on September 25, 2023. This book is now on presale. The White House was built to be the residence of America’s presidents and their families and has been a symbol of the nation since 1800. Within its walls, presidents have led both public and private lives, and th
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The White House Historical Association’s Presidential Sites Summit is September 25 – 28, 2023
The White House Historical Association will host the Presidential Sites Summit at the historic Mayflower Hotel September 25-28. The Summit, this year themed “Change and Continuity,” will draw leaders from presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums across the country to discuss changes in historic interpretation, educating the public, civic engagement, and technology. This year’s Summit will feature speakers including former
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“Behind the Scenes at the White House” NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly
The White House Historical Association today released the 70th issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly, “Behind the Scenes.” In her foreword, Marcia Anderson, editor of the Quarterly, explains, “Our authors have turned to photo albums, storage areas, diaries, and keepsakes to bring unexplored history to light. They take the reader behind the scenes, exploring from the rooftop to bas
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NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies”
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with Anita McBride about a new college textbook she co-authored called “U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies.” McBride was an assistant to President George W. Bush, Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush, and is the current dire
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The White House Historical Association’s 2023 Presidential Sites Summit
The White House Historical Association hosted its biennial Presidential Sites Summit at the historic Mayflower Hotel with special events at the White House, Library of Congress, and Smithsonian National Museum of American History this week, September 25-28. The Summit, themed “Change and Continuity,” drew leaders from presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums across the country to discuss changes in historic inte
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Mona Lisa in Camelot Now Available as an eBook and Coming Soon as an Audiobook for the First Time
In one of the greatest diplomatic coups of the Cold War era, First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy arranged with French Minister of Culture Andre Malraux to loan the Mona Lisa to the United States at a moment of political estrangement between the two nations. In December 1962, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa crossed the Atlantic from Paris to the United States wh
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White House Historical Association Announces Marlyne Sexton Chair in White House History
The White House Historical Association has announced that it will establish an endowed position, the Marlyne Sexton Chair in White House History, in honor of Marlyne Sexton, cabinet member on the National Council for White House History. The endowment will provide financial support for the Chair in perpetuity. “It is a great honor to establish this endowed chair position,” said Stew
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Annual Holiday Book Festival on December 1st
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. For more than sixty years, the Association has continued to produce award-winning books on a wide range of subjects related to the
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White House Historical Association Releases the 15th Edition of Life in the White House By Betty Monkman
The White House stands as a living symbol of the nation’s power and prestige. As the home and office of the Chief Executive, it is the keystone to government. But the fascination the White House holds for most Americans is in its association with the presidents and their families. Like countless American homes, the White House is a place wh
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“The White House and the Sea” NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly
The White House Historical Association today released the 71st issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly, “The White House and the Sea.” With this issue of the Quarterly we follow America’s presidents to sea, where so many chapters of White House history have been written. The presidents have sought peace at sea, relaxed, dined, and celebrated at sea, a