Lafayette - A Hero of Two Worlds
History podcaster Mike Duncan discusses his new book on the Marquis de Lafayette, "Hero of Two Worlds," with a special emphasis on the connections between America’s “favorite fighting Frenchman” and the White House.
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History podcaster Mike Duncan discusses his new book on the Marquis de Lafayette, "Hero of Two Worlds," with a special emphasis on the connections between America’s “favorite fighting Frenchman” and the White House.
The White House Historical Association in partnership with Iowa State University’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication and the White House Correspondents’ Association, have awarded student Cooper Pierce with the Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship in Print Journalism. Pierce will receive $5,000, an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and an invitation to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to meet journa
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous of White House affairs. It is part of an official state visit and provides the president and first lady the opportunity to honor the visiting head of state and his or her spouse. In this short video, learn the history
On February 10, 1968, nineteen-year-old American figure skater Peggy Fleming stepped out onto the ice at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. She impressed the judges with her free skate routine, winning the gold medal in Ladies’ Figure Skating singles. In addition to clinching the only gold medal win for the United States at Grenoble, her victory marked a rebirth for the sp
President Stewart McLaurin has an important message in anticipation of the 2022 Presidential Sites Summit in Dallas, Texas on March 15-18, 2022. We look forward to seeing you there.Register Today!
President William Henry Harrison’s famously brief month-long tenure at the White House makes it difficult to research the inner workings of the Executive Mansion during his administration, and an 1858 fire at his family’s home in North Bend, Ohio, destroyed many documents related to this particular period of Harrison’s life.1 However, obituaries and recollections reveal a fascinating individual who wo
The niece of Malvina ("Tommy") Thompson and the goddaughter of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Lund Zartman had an exceptionally rare experience as a child, watching history unfold during the Great Depression and World War II at the White House, and in the late 1940s at Val-Kill. With the official title of secretary and the role of chief of staff,
The White House Historical Association, a private non-profit organization founded by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961, has announced a new academic partnership with the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. The Association will sponsor a semester-long internship that will support the work of NYU Costume Studies graduate student Maegan Jenkins - the Association’s in
Speed skater Dan Jansen’s gold medal victory is one of the most inspiring Olympic stories in American history. The four-time Olympian and seven-time World Cup champion won a gold medal in his final Olympic race in the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Jansen’s road to the gold was riddled with disappointments, family illness, and personal challenges, yet he pers
During the 1960s, Elizabeth "Bess" Clements Abell forged her own path in Washington by helping family friends Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson. Abell's Secret Service code name, "Iron Butterfly," exemplified her graceful but firm management of social life in the Johnson White House. After Johnson's administration ended, she maintained her importance in Washington, DC, serving as chief of staff to
Join us for an honorary program celebrating Stephen Decatur's birthday, including a fireside chat and Q&A with Captain Chris Cassidy and Ellen R. Stofan, panel remarks by two secretaries of the Navy, Honorables John H. Dalton and Carlos Del Toro, and invocations and benedictions by Reverends Canon Jan Naylor Cope and Robert W. Fisher.Captain Chris Cassidy, a
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