How did a full-size bulldozer get inside the White House? Learn how the Executive Mansion was totally gutted 1948–1952, during the presidency of Harry S. Truman. | The White House Historical Association
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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
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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
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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
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Learn how the advent of photography created a new way to experience life at the White House during the Civil War. Featuring Evan Phifer, Research Historian at the White House Historical Association. | The White House Historical Association
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Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Former curator of the White House William G. Allman will discuss his book, Official White House China: From the 18th to the 21 Centuries. In addition to highlighting the history of presidential china and historic china within the White House Collection, Allman will detail the evolution of State
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On October 13, 1792, construction of the White House officially began with the ceremonial laying of a cornerstone. Over the eight years that followed, free and enslaved workers built the now-iconic structure at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Learn more about the story behind the construction of the White House in today’s video, created in partnership with UNTOLD. | The White House Historical Association
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