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Canadian Visits to the White House

“Geography has made us neighbors,” President John F. Kennedy told the Canadian Parliament in May 1961, “History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies.”After Canada became a nation in 1867, ties between it and the United States grew closer. In 1927, the two countries received ambassadors. On December 6, Canadian Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess

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First Lady Nancy Reagan Remembered

The White House Historical Association joins the nation in its remembrance of First Lady Nancy Reagan and the tremendous grace, intelligence, and style she brought to her role as First Lady of the United States. As America's first lady, she lent her support to the Foster Grandparent Program, subject of her 1982 book, To Love A Child. She also concentrated on