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History of White House Gardens & Grounds Explored in New Publication
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication A Garden for the President: A History of the White House Grounds by landscape historian Jonathan Pliska. The 300-plus page hardbound book explores the grounds, gardens, uses, and plantings of the White House. His research has uncovered new information about a range of topics, including the earliest
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New Official White House China Book Brings Presidential Dining into Focus
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
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Educational Resource
John F. Kennedy and the Space Race
At the time, John F. Kennedy was serving as a United States senator from Massachusetts, and the events that were about to unfold would require the thinking and leadership of the nation’s president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Yet the effects of those events would eventually come to bear on the presidency of John Kennedy. It started with the launching of Sp
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Every Day is Presidents' Day at the White House
TEACHER'S TEXT:Why wait until February to learn about the history-making decisions of America’s most recognized leader? Since George Washington essentially invented the office of the president in the 1790s, the nation’s chief executive has rarely stayed on the sidelines when major events unfold. The westward movement, race relations, war, and space exploration are just a few of the
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History Happy Hour: Designing History—The Extraordinary Art & Style of the Obama White House
History Happy Hour is a weekly virtual program hosted by the White House Historical Association. Join us as experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, and enjoy presidential-inspired libations.Not since Jacqueline Kennedy's iconic work on the White House has a designer of Michael Smith's stature been commissioned to bring a new
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History Happy Hour: Wine and the White House
History Happy Hour is a weekly virtual program hosted by the White House Historical Association. Join us as experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, and enjoy presidential-inspired libations.Join us this week for the book launch of the Association's new book, Wine and the White House: A History by Frederick J.
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Building the White House
Teacher's Text:The White House is an enduring symbol of our nation’s leadership. It is also the most recognized structure in America. From the beginning, the White House was meant to be a flexible structure. With America not yet a quarter of a century old when John Adams inhabited the President’s House in 1800, it was impossible to foresee how
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White House Welcome
Teacher's TextAs America's head of state, the president of the United States welcomes guests from across the country and around the world to the "people's house." For many foreign leaders, the White House is their introduction to the United States, and the experience these visitors have at the President's House may be critical to establishing relations between governments. This was
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The Kennedy Rose Garden Open House
Our summer Open House celebrates the history of the Kennedy Rose Garden and the rich tradition of gardening at the White House. Enhance your visit to our special exhibit, The Kennedy Rose Garden, Traditionally American, as we partner with the American Horticultural Society, the National Park Service, and Smithsonian Gardens to offer educational resources and garden-inspired activities for all ages,