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Event
Tour the Historic Decatur House
The White House Historical Association offers free public tours of historic Decatur House every Monday, excluding federal holidays and the Monday following Thanksgiving.* A fixture of the president’s neighborhood since 1818, Decatur House has been home to foreign and American dignitaries, secretaries of state, members of Congress, and a vice president, in addition to numerous free and enslaved servants who pl
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Educational Resource
Forged by Fire Standards
Common Core State Standards CorrelationsGrade 3: Reading/Informational TextCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to
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Press Release
New Podcast Episode Covers Research Behind the Association’s New Initiative: “Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood”
The White House Historical Association explores the topic of “Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood,” its new research initiative, in this month’s podcast episode. Association President Stewart McLaurin speaks to historians Dr. Matthew Costello, Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, and Lina Mann about their groundbreaking research to tell the stories of the enslaved individuals who built, worked at, and lived in or near
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The White House Historical Association and The Washington Nationals Expand White House At Bat! Educational Challenge
Today the White House Historical Association in partnership with the Washington Nationals announced the new, expanded details of the educational outreach program focused on White House and presidential history. Together the two organizations developed a program this August, “White House at Bat: A Presidential History Challenge” which is now available to all high school students 9th through 12th grade in the
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Press Release
Official 2016 White House Ornament Commemorates 1929 White House West Wing Fire
The White House Historical Association unveiled today the design of the 2016 Official White House Christmas Ornament. Honoring the presidency of Herbert Hoover, the ornament is a vintage fire truck design commemorating the 1929 Christmas Eve four-alarm fire of the West Wing. Montserrat College of Art student Kayla Whelan, the winner of the Association’s national art school design competition, created this ye
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Italy in the White House Symposium Examines Historical Connections Between U.S. and Italian Cultures
The White House Historical Association is honored to host today a full-daylong educational symposium on the close connection between the United States and Italy including influences on political philosophy, architecture, cuisine, and more through the lens of White House history. Offered in partnership with the Embassy of Italy, the National Italian American Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington,
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the White House Historical Association Partner for Education Initiative
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and The White House Historical Association today announced a new partnership aimed at educating kids and teens on America’s rich presidential history. The initiative will first partner with Washington D.C. area Boys & Girls Clubs and expand to the hometowns and birthplaces of past United States Presidents. This announcement kicks-off BGCA’s Na