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  • "I have read White House History Issue 26: 'At Work in the White House.' The material is rich, the design is beautiful . . . I don't know another magazine like it! Good articles that would not offend a stickler yet can be enjoyed by us common folk." -A reader in Washington, D.C.
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  • "Congratulations on a truly beautiful and historic issue [on Lincoln's White House]." -A reader in Warrenton, Virginia
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  • "Your association has a truly outstanding publication and we are delighted that you have chosen to devote an issue to President Buchanan." -A reader in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • "Issue 60 is one of the best editions of White House History Quarterly. I am of an age to remember the Kennedy Presidency firsthand – including the “Tour of the White House.” I am leaving nothing to chance and am doing a three-year renewal of my Quarterly subscription." -A reader in Piedmont, California
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