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Official 2023 White House Easter Eggs Now Available
The White House Historical Association’s Official White House Easter Eggs are now available ahead of this year’s White House Egg Roll on April 10. Since 1981, the wooden eggs have been the official keepsake of the Egg Roll and offered for sale at the event, in the Association’s stores and online shop at shop.whitehousehistory.org. This year, the Offici
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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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Press Release
Official 2024 White House Easter Eggs Now Available
The White House Historical Association’s Official White House Easter Eggs are now available ahead of this year’s White House Egg Roll which will take place April 1. Since 1981, the wooden Official White House Easter Eggs have been the official keepsake of the Egg Roll and offered for sale at the event, in the Association’s stores, and online at shop.w
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Official 2022 White House Easter Eggs Now Available!
The White House Historical Association’s Official White House Easter Eggs are now available and, this year, are sold exclusively as a five-piece set. The wooden eggs are used at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which takes place this year on April 18, 2022. This year’s Official White House Easter Egg Set includes red, orange, yellow, and purple-colored eggs that
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The White House Family Cookbook Written by Henry Haller with Virginia Aronson, New Edition Featuring a Foreword by Alex Prud’homme
Henry Haller joined the White House as executive chef in 1966 and he stayed on to cook for five administrations over two decades—becoming the longest-serving presidential chef in history. In 1987, Random House published THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY COOKBOOK, Haller’s extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at daily life in the White House through the lens of how five first families dined privately and
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Educational Resource
First Pets
From the earliest days of the White House, a variety of animals have been kept as pets. Most of these animals were not different from those generally found in American households, although a few White House families have kept unusual pets. White House pets have provided companionship to presidents and their families, and they also sometimes have played important roles
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Educational Resource
Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Territory
No measure of Thomas Jefferson’s presidential administration captured the public imagination, and no policy approach so significantly affected the character of the nation, as did the acquiring of the Louisiana Territory.1 Yet long before his presidency, Jefferson was keenly interested in the land to the west of the Mississippi River. For example, just after the Revolution, he had heard th
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Educational Resource
Every Day is Presidents' Day at the White House
TEACHER'S TEXT:Why wait until February to learn about the history-making decisions of America’s most recognized leader? Since George Washington essentially invented the office of the president in the 1790s, the nation’s chief executive has rarely stayed on the sidelines when major events unfold. The westward movement, race relations, war, and space exploration are just a few of the
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NEW Exclusive Holiday Gift Items Showcased in new Digital Catalogue and in Stores!
The White House Historical Association is pleased to offer new holiday gift items, along with the beloved Official 2018 White House Ornament, available online and in stores. The new items and ornament are showcased in the White House Historical Association’s new digital catalogue, out today! Items Include:
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Timeline
Decorating The White House
The White House has undergone a significant number of changes since President John Adams first called the Executive Mansion home.
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Timeline
Kids' State Dinner
On February 9, 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a nationwide campaign called Let’s Move! to mobilize public and private sector resources to reach the goal to confront and resolve the challenge of childhood obesity. In support of Let’s Move!, The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids’ State Dinner invites a parent or guardian to work with their child ages 8-12 to cre