Jacqueline Kennedy: Restoring the White House
Featuring Elaine Rice Bachmann, curator of “Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House”
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Featuring Elaine Rice Bachmann, curator of “Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House”
The White House and its residence share the holiday cheer felt by all of the country this time of year. Since 1961, the Executive Mansion decorates its halls with a holiday theme. For their second year in the White House, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden chose the theme, "We the People." The theme was inspired by
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today, “David Rubenstein on Patriotic Philanthropy.” In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, speaks with best-selling author David Rubenstein about his new book, How to Invest: Masters on the Craft, and his lasting legacy of patriotic philanthropy. Rubenstein worked in the
State Visits are a key part of presidential diplomacy helping to develop and maintain relationships with other countries. These visits involve a rigorous schedule, including an Arrival Ceremony, diplomatic talks, a State Dinner, and entertainment in the East Room.
Featuring David Rubenstein, Author and Patriotic Philanthropist
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. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family, that they we
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 stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Early on the morning of December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley arrived at the White House and requested a meeting with President Richard Nixon. This impromptu meeting resulted
Renowned Victorian painter George F. Watts gifted his painting "Love and Life" to the American people in 1893, and the painting made its way to the White House. Despite Watts’s celebrity, his gift caused a scandal after the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union protested the painting’s “immoral” depiction of two nude figures. As a result, Watts’s painting spent several admi
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 stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. While this nation has yet to elect its first woman president—and though history has downplayed her role—just over a century ago a woman beca
The White House Historical Association’s Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament celebrates what has become a cherished and longstanding holiday tradition at the White House: displaying a gingerbread house each holiday in the State Dining Room. Gingerbread was used for holiday decorations in the Executive Mansion, but it wasn’t until 1969 that First Lady Patricia Nixon started the tradition of an a
The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection and the White House Historical Association today announced the opening of the White House History Shop at The Mayflower Hotel, an in-person holiday pop-up store featuring the Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament and an assortment of keepsake holiday gifts honoring the rich White House history. Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, Shelly
From First Lady Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Payne Washington's wedding in 1812 to the nuptials of President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden on the South Lawn in November 2022, the White House has long been the site of wedding ceremonies and receptions. In over two hundred years, there have been eighteen documented weddings and four receptions hosted