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White House Ghost Stories
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances in the Red Room at the White House and the presidential cottage at the Soldiers Home. Spiritualism was wildly popular during the height of the Civil War as families sought comfort for the loss of loved ones. 1901-1904: Jeremiah Jerry
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The White House Neighborhood and the War Unseen 1846-1848
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeThe President and Washington During the War with Mexico, William SealeComfort in My Retirement: Polk Place,Tom PricePortrait of Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés: A Gift to the First Lady, John HoltzappleIntroduction to The Washington Diary of Elizabeth L.C. Dixon During the Polk Administration, Caroline Welling Van DeusenJournal Written During a Residence in Wa
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President Eisenhower's White House
Read Digital EditionForeword, William SealeDwight David Eisenhower: The First Television President, Martha Joynt Kumar"She's Making Maturity Glamorous": Mamie Eisenhower's White House Style, Edith MayoPresident Eisenhower: Painter, Sister Wendy BeckettThe Eisenhower Family Home in Abilene, Kansas, Dennis Medina"Proud Housewife": Mamie Eisenhower Collects for the White House, Melissa Naulin"In the Goodness of Time": Creating the Dwight David Eisenhower Room
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Digital Library Exhibit
Slavery and Freedom in the White House Collection: Enslaved Artisans
This exhibit explores the history of slavery and emancipation in the United States through art, furnishings, chinaware, and other objects in the White House. This exhibit was curated by White House Historical Association historian Sarah Fling.
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Digital Library Exhibit
Something Old, Something New: Alice Roosevelt
Something Old, Something New: Eight First Daughters’ Fashionable White House Weddings highlights the glamorous weddings of eight women who took their vows at the White House over two centuries and how their bridal fashion reflects both the taste of each era and their own personal styles. This exhibit was curated by Jillian Staricka, the 2023 Digital Exhibits Intern and MA student in
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White House Associations with Public Schools in the District of Columbia
After the Civil War, the nation's capital became a magnet for foreign diplomats and people who had made fortunes in the North and West. They flocked to the city to influence policy and to seek support from and influence with the United States. Among the schools frequented by their children was the Force School, located at 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, close
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White House Horses
American presidents throughout history have appreciated the utility and admired the grandeur of the horse. The visual image of the hero elevated on horseback has been a constant presence in equestrian art and public sculpture throughout the world. George Washington regarded horses as a source of pardonable pride, and his warhorses were of great importance to him as loyal companions
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Carriages of the Presidents
Before the twentieth century, the presidents' vehicles were not armored-plated or specially built. Their carriages were similar to those of citizens of wealth. Often they were gifts from admirers. George Washington had the most elaborate turn out of the presidents for state occasions, sporting a cream-colored carriage drawn by six matched horses "all brilliantly caparisoned." Coachmen and footmen wore livery
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Equestrian Sports & Leisure Pursuits
Many modern presidents have had a casual interest in horseback riding, particularly as a vacation sport. However, no modern president has had a stronger association with horses than Ronald Reagan. His career in films and his own recreation demanded that he ride well. As president, he was comfortable in the saddle or simply working with his horses. Nothing pleased him
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Presidents at the Races
No sport created more excitement, enthusiasm and interest in the colonial period and the early republic than horse racing. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson took immense pride in their horses and bred them to improve the bloodlines of saddle, work, carriage and racehorses. Early presidents loved horse racing, the most popular sport in America at that time. George Washington,