"American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant" Book discussion and Luncheon
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On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, the White House Historical Association (WHHA) will partner with education technology nonprofit DreamWakers to host an inaugural virtual series entitled: "Election 2016: History In the Making." The series, will take place every Tuesday through November 22 (including Election Day on November 8), invites fourth to twelfth grade students in Civics and Social Studies classrooms across the country to join a
The White House Historical Association was honored to host First Lady Michelle Obama for an evening celebrating her collaboration with the Association over the past eight years and her leadership of four key initiatives: Let’s Move!, Joining Forces, Let Girls Learn, and Reach Higher. Guests in attendance at the Association’s historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square were privileged to h
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication, Blair House: The President’s Guest House. Authored by preeminent White House historian William Seale, the beautiful 296-page slipcased book features a detailed exploration of the history of the official guest residence for the president of the United States. One of the oldest buildings in the President’s Ne
The White House Historical Association announced today in partnership with the White House and London-based Nexus Studios the release of a new augmented reality app about the White House. The free download provides users with a playful look at the People’s House over the four seasons. President George Washington on the one dollar bill—the only president to not live
The White House Historical Association has released the third edition of the acclaimed book, Official White House China: From the 18th to the 21st Centuries. Expanded by White House Curator William G. Allman to include 85 new illustrations and three chapters detailing the state china services released in the William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama administrations. A participant
The White House Historical Association is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Digital Library launch today. The free, public resource provides ready access to more than more than 5,000 images of the White House, the grounds and the surrounding neighborhood, with new collections being added regularly. New initiatives are underway and the Association expects to make significant additions to the collection
The story of PT-109 is intricately intertwined with the presidency of John F. Kennedy. David Powers, a White House official during the Kennedy administration stated “Without PT-109, there never would have been a President Kennedy.” While discussing the story of the sinking of PT-109 and the rescue of Kennedy and the boat’s surviving crew, author William Doyle explores how Kenned
The White House Historical Association will host the Presidential Sites Summit August 27-30 at the Willard InterContinental. The 4-day national gathering, themed “Back to the White House,” will draw leaders from more than 100 presidential sites across the country – and from across the spectrum of the historical professions, along with a large gathering of presidential descendants– reconnecting them with the domain that def
The White House Historical Association is pleased to announce its upcoming Holiday Book Fair and Shopping Event, a full day of festivities with 12 authors available to sign copies of their award-winning books. A full range of White House inspired exclusive gifts including the 2018 Official White House Ornament, will be available for purchase in addition to books. Since 1962, the White House
Join the White House Historical Association for a brief look at the history of presidential inaugural ceremonies and how the events surrounding the swearing in of a new president have become bedrock traditions of the peaceful transfer of power.
Our 2022 symposium, The Presidency and Historic Preservation, will be a day-long event hosted by the White House Historical Association in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This symposium will feature prominent scholars, historians, preservationists, and professionals who will discuss preserving presidential sites; women in historic preservation; presidential sites of enslavement; and preservation of the White House. It will