Nellie Grant Marries in the East Room
Rediscovered Relics of a White House Wedding
by William Adair
In this article, William Adair presents the story of elaborate architectural features installed by President Ulysses S. Grant to embellish the East Room for his daughter Nellie Grant's 1875 wedding. Removed during the twentieth century, the relics were recently rediscovered by the author who shares the story of their journey from White House to auction house.