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First Ladies Symposium: First Ladies and Gender
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First Ladies Symposium: First Ladies Reconsidered
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First Ladies Symposium: First Ladies and Communications
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First Ladies Symposium: First Ladies and Historic Preservation
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First Ladies Symposium: The Triumph of Nancy Reagan with Karen Tumulty
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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
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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
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White House Historical Association Christmas in July Celebration
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