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White House Weddings
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History Happy Hour: The Early Days of Lafayette Square
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Jon Meacham on Lincoln and the American Struggle
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NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “White House: Next-Gen Designers”
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today, “White House: Next-Gen Designers,” which introduces the next generation of designers who have left their mark on the White House through the first new free-standing building on the White House grounds in decades, the tennis pavilion project. In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the
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Online Class with Roundtable: The White House - Home, Office, Museum
What is the history of the White House and how has it evolved over the past two centuries? Find out in this Roundtable course led by Matthew Costello, Vice President of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History and Senior Historian for the White House Historical Association. This course explores the history of the White House in
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White House: Next-Gen Designers
Featuring Tham Kannalikham, White House Historical Association Board Member and former White House interior designer; Steven Spandle, architect of the White House tennis pavilion; and Emily Bedard, Next-Gen Leader and Creative Director for Foster Reeve & Associates
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The White House Family Cookbook with Alex Prud’homme
Writer Alex Prud’homme discusses the newly issued White House Family Cookbook, by White House Executive Chef Henry Haller with Virginia Aaronson; Foreword by Alex Prud’homme, and reflects on the historical role food and cuisine has played in the Executive Mansion. Mr. Prud’homme also talks about his great aunt Julia Child and her work with White House Executive Chef H
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History Happy Hour: Trouble in Lafayette Square
The park in Lafayette Square was designed as a tranquil space in the heart of Washington. Yet, for more than 200 years, it also has been the scene of shocking incidents of murder and mayhem right across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. Join us on Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 pm for an illustrated talk with Gil Klein, author of “Trouble in La
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Weddings and the White House
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 nineteen documented weddings and four receptions hosted
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White House Historical Association Releases Annual Holiday Catalog of Exclusive 2022 Gift Items, Including Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament
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