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Foreword: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Marks a Seventy-Year White House Friendship by Marcia Mallet AndersonPomp. Circumstance, and a Royal Quest to Discover America: A Photographic Overview of Queen Elizabeth II’s Visits to the United States Blair House, The President’s Guest House, Readies to Welcome Queen Elizabeth II by Candace Shireman Queen Elizabeth II and the Anniversary Visits
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Andrew H. Card, Jr.
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Louis L. Picone
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As part of the White House Historical Association’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, the Next-Gen Leaders (NGL) initiative was announced. The NGL cohort is a group of influential young professionals representing a wide variety of fields, bound together by a passion for history, civics, and education. NGL members serve as ambassadors for the Association's nonpartisan, nonprofit, and historic mission and to
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Historic Hotels of America
The White House Historical Association is proud to partner with Historic Hotels of America to offer members of the Association discounted rates when they book their stay at more than 300 legendary historic hotels across the country through HistoricHotels.org. Many Historic Hotels are located near Presidential libraries, museums and birthplaces and many have welcomed Presidents and First Ladies before, during
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