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Unveiling the 2015 White House Christmas Ornament
HGTV star Genevieve Gorder helped us unveil the 2015 White House Christmas Ornament at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. This 2015 ornament celebrates the presidency of Calvin Coolidge and the first lighting of the National Christmas Tree in 1923.This is the 35th annual White House Historical Association ornament, which has been produced in the United States since 1981.Stay tuned through
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day": Christmas
An interview with Allida M. Black - Director and Editor, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers; Research Professor of History & International Affairs, The George Washington University - Eleanor Roosevelt "My Day" columns.
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The 1929 West Wing Fire and Reconstruction
A fire on Christmas Eve 1929 gutted the Executive Offices in the West Wing of the White House. Once the fire was extinguished, Congress quickly approved a special appropriation to repair the damage. After repair work was completed, President Herbert Hoover and his aides moved back into the West Wing on April 14, 1930. This newsreel includes footage from the fire on Christmas
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1929 Christmas Eve Fire at the White House
On Christmas Eve 1929 a holiday party roared in the East Room of the White House for guests of President Hoover. Suddenly, at 8 PM, a fire broke out in the West Wing! Discover the story of the response to the fire and the rebuilding of the Executive Offices.
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Educational Resource
Holidays and the White House
Presidents make important political decisions at the White House, but they also celebrate holidays, just like many everyday citizens. However, the way presidents and first families celebrate various holidays can differ slightly from the average American. Easter involves a large-scale public event with hundreds of people rolling eggs on the South Lawn, and at Christmas time the public is invited
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White House History with Ann Compton: The Age of Eisenhower Lecture with William Hitchcock
The White House Historical Association invites you to attend the 2019 Lecture Series,White House History with Ann Compton. Compton, an award-winning former ABC News White House correspondent, will lead engaging and informative conversations on the history of the Executive Mansion. Topics will include: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Suffrage Movement, and First Lady Patricia Nixon. All lectures will be hosted
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Introducing The Official 2019 White House Christmas Ornament
The White House Historical Association's Official 2019 White House Christmas Ornament honors Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. This ornament is designed to honor President Eisenhower's trait as an innovator. Eisenhower was the first president to fly in a helicopter while in office in June 1957, and thereafter the helicopter became a feature of White House life. It
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White House History with Ann Compton: The Age of Eisenhower Lecture with William Hitchcock
The White House Historical Association's first lecture in our series "White House History with Ann Compton" on February 19, 2019, featured Dr. William I. Hitchcock, author of The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s. Dr. Hitchcock presented a portrait of the president as an engaged and thoughtful leader who profoundly shaped the nation's destiny for decades to come.
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Employment
Administrative Assistant
The Administrative Assistant role offers crucial support to the President, The White House Historical Association. This full-time, on-site position demands a proactive individual capable of anticipating the administrative, travel, and budgetary needs of the President. Strong leadership, responsiveness, customer service, independent thinking, and sound judgment are essential in this dynamic and fast-paced team environment. This role involves handling sensitive information,