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White House History with Frank Sesno: Origins of the Televised Presidency
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Girl Scouts and First Lady Lou Hoover
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NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “Jacqueline Kennedy: Restoring the White House”
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today, “Jacqueline Kennedy: Restoring the White House.” In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, speaks in-depth with curator Elaine Rice Bachmann about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s herculean task of revamping the interior of the White House. “As First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy put into pla
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White House History Live: Mourning the Presidents
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 history of the Executive Mansion as well as the stories of the people who lived and worked there. The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances—sudden or expected, still in office or de
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Freemasonry and the White House
On July 16, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, formally the Act for Establishing the Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States. The act empowered President George Washington and his three appointed commissioners to develop the country’s new capital and manage construction of the White House, United States Capitol, and other federal buildings. To meet their 1800 deadline, th
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Jacqueline Kennedy: Restoring the White House
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2022 White House Christmas in Pictures
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