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On February 9, 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a nationwide campaign called Let’s Move! to mobilize public and private sector resources to reach the goal to confront and resolve the challenge of childhood obesity. In support of Let’s Move!, The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids’ State Dinner invites a parent or guardian to work with their child ages 8-12 to cre
Since 1979, each of the serving Pope has paid one visit to the White House to meet with the president about a number of topics and concerns.
The first Singapore State Visit occurred on April 10, 1973 during President Richard Nixon's administration.
Nordic nations have been attending State Visits at the White House since August 24, 1944, when President Sveinn Björnsson of Iceland visited Washington D.C.
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the president's family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey, Chesapeake Bay oysters, rockfish from the Potomac, terrapin from the Eastern shore, cranberries from Cape Cod, and mince and pumpkin pies.
The press has always been part of the White House story. The passion with which the news was reported has always been read with great interest inside the president's doors. From George Washington to our 24-hour news cycle of present day, take a look at the history of the media and the White House.
Beginning with the first residents of the White House, an interest in food and the dish services of the Executive Mansion has been an inspiration for the eventual formation of the collection of official White House china.
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times as a drawing room, office, and Cabinet Room. Not until the Andrew Jackson administration was it called the “State Dining Room,” although previous Presidents had used it for formal dinners.