White House tours resumed a full schedule last month, a tradition embraced by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who made it her mission as first lady to ensure the residence lived up to its name as the “People’s House.” With Mrs. Kennedy’s recent birthday on July 28th, it’s fitting to honor her legacy of making the White House more accessible, more beautiful, and more widely understood and appreciated by the American people. Mrs. Kennedy made restoration of the White House a priority, facilitating

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 Sessions podcast, Stewart McLaurin talks with SGM J. Mark Reilly, Senior Enlisted Band Leader, and SGM(R) Billy White, Former Operations Sergeant Major, about the hist

Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Historian and author Kate Haulman will discuss her new book, The Mother of Washington in Nineteenth-Century America, which explores the role of motherhood in the commemoration of the American Revolution by tracing the creation and evolution of the Mother of Washington figure. Then as now, groups used the

The evolution of the White House over the last 250 yearsThe White House has stood as a primary symbol of the United States presidency for over two centuries. While the building has maintained its… | Ken Kuang | 54 comments