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The White House Historical Association debuts a new digital exhibit today in partnership with New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Something Old, Something New: Eight First Daughters' Fashionable White House Weddings, examines the wedding fashion and décor choices of eight first daughters. The exhibit is the result of a semester long internship offered by
The White House Historical Association will release Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection on September 25, 2023. This book is now on presale. The White House was built to be the residence of America’s presidents and their families and has been a symbol of the nation since 1800. Within its walls, presidents have led both public and private lives, and th
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with the former Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, about his new memoir, "At the Helm: My Journey with Family, Faith, and Friends to Calm the Storms of Life.” In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, talks with Da
The White House Historical Association today released on pre-sale the 69th issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly. “The White House and New York,” explores the historical connections between New York City and the White House from the first Oath of Office to the present day. Before there was a 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or even a City of Washington, some
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of “The White House 1600 Sessions” podcast today featuring a conversation with Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States, about the unique nature of the U.S. - British Alliance. In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, and Dame Pierce sat down ahead of the coronation of King Char
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, hosted its annual day-long educational symposium on Friday, May 5, 2023, 9 AM - 5:00 PM at the historic Decatur House located at 748 Jackson Place NW, Washington, D.C. See high-resolution images of the 2023 Symposium This year’s program featured the theme “The White House in Popu
The White House Historical Association debuted a new virtual exhibit today, Slavery and Freedom in the White House Collection, that explores slavery’s influence on the ideas, people and movements that shaped the White House through close examination and interpretation of 21 objects in the White House Collection. The exhibit draws from memoirs, historic newspapers, census data, and other primary source ma
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of “The White House 1600 Sessions” podcast today featuring a conversation with Iain Dale, award-winning British author, radio and podcast host, about a new book of essays he recently edited called The Presidents: 250 years of American Political Leadership. In the episode, Association president Stewart McLaurin and Dale discuss the fun and challenges of c
The White House Historical Association has selected three inaugural national research fellows for the 2023 – 2024 David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History Fellowship Program. The fellows will conduct new research related to the White House, its occupants, workers, staff, and/or fine and decorative arts collections. Fellowships will take place in the summer and fall of 2023. Fellows are: Elizabeth Re