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The White House Historical Association announced today the appointment of Dr. Edward Lengel as Chief Historian and Dr. Matthew Costello as Senior Historian. Both scholars join the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, the Association’s institute for White House research and education. Lengel joins the Association after nearly twenty years with the University of Virginia, Washington Pa
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication, The Gingerbread White House: A Pop-Up Book by Chuck Fischer with text by Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier with Pastry Chef Mark Ramsdell. The playful oversized pop-up book includes illustrated text featuring child-oriented descriptions of the White House and the many rooms, activities, and people
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication, Blair House: The President’s Guest House. Authored by preeminent White House historian William Seale, the beautiful 296-page slipcased book features a detailed exploration of the history of the official guest residence for the president of the United States. One of the oldest buildings in the President’s Ne
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication, The White House Kids’ “State Dinner” Cookbook: Winning Recipes from the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The 500-plus page cookbook is a collection of 273 kid-crafted recipes that were submitted to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and included in an online cookbook as part of her Let’s Move! in
The White House Historical Association was honored to host First Lady Michelle Obama for an evening celebrating her collaboration with the Association over the past eight years and her leadership of four key initiatives: Let’s Move!, Joining Forces, Let Girls Learn, and Reach Higher. Guests in attendance at the Association’s historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square were privileged to h
The National Park Service (NPS) and White House Historical Association (the Association) today hosted First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell as they announced the re-opening of the White House Visitor Center after two years of transformative renovations. The First Lady and Secretary Jewell joined NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, Association Chairman Frederick J.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, the White House Historical Association (WHHA) will partner with education technology nonprofit DreamWakers to host an inaugural virtual series entitled: "Election 2016: History In the Making." The series, will take place every Tuesday through November 22 (including Election Day on November 8), invites fourth to twelfth grade students in Civics and Social Studies classrooms across the country to join a
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
The White House Historical Association announced today the release of its new publication, Tudor Place: America’s Story Lives Here. Published in collaboration with the Tudor Place Foundation, this book provides the first published record of Tudor Place as a public museum, illuminating the vast archive and collection and those who amassed it over 178 years of family occupancy. Located on th