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Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig discusses her recent book, Zero Fail, which details the history of the Secret Service and the evolving security challenges faced by agents everyday as they protect the President, the First Family, and those who seek the office.
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with the National Park Service, installed historical markers in Lafayette Square recount the history of the involvement of enslaved labor in the construction of the White House, the preservation and commemoration of the White House and Lafayette Square – including Jacqueline Kennedy’s actions to save the neighborhood from development – and the history of Lafaye
Thousands of people traverse historic Lafayette Park every day to get a glimpse of the White House. The park, right in the heart of the President’s Neighborhood, has a long and storied history that is largely unknown to visitors of this historic space. In this episode of the 1600 Sessions podcast, Stewart McLaurin is joined by Hilary West and Royce L.
The capital city of a nation founded on the premise of liberty, nineteenth-century Washington, D.C., was both an entrepôt of urban slavery and the target of abolitionist ferment. The growing slave trade and the enactment of Black codes placed the city’s Black women within the rigid confines of a social hierarchy ordered by race and gender. Tamika Y.
The White House is a ceremonial stage upon which our nation welcomes our most important visitors, including foreign heads of state. These State Visits often begin with an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, and the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps is a staple of those ceremonies. In this episode of the 1600
In our third installment of the White House History with Susan Page, we reflect on “September 11, Twenty Years Removed: A Look Back at the Nation and the White House.” Susan Page moderated a conversation with Former ABC News correspondent Ann Compton, Anita McBride, Special Assistant to the President for Management and Administration, and Donna Hayashi Smith, Associate Curator of Collections/Regi
Today’s #WhiteHouseHistoryWeekly features the history and significance of Alma Thomas’ “Resurrection.” The White House Historical Association worked with First Lady Michelle Obama to acquire the beautiful painting. Alma Thomas is the first African American female to be represented in the White House Collection.
Take a closer look at a newer addition to the art of the White House - "Resurrection" by Alma Thomas. In this short video, the WHHA Education Team explores the first artwork by an African-American woman to join the permanent White House Collection.