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网页White House Historical Association. 1610 H Street NW. Washington, DC 20006 US. Back to top. Donor Support [email protected]. 202-760-2365. The White House Historical Association is a non-profit, non-partisan organization enhancing understanding of the White House and is supported by official White...
The Digital Library - White House Historical Association
网页Explore White House history through the thousands of images in our Digital Library! Our holdings include exclusive imagery of life at the White House, its famous residents, historic rooms and furnishings, diplomatic events, holiday celebrations, and more! The Digital Library was made possible by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Online Resources - White House Historical Association
网页During this difficult time, the Rubenstein Center for White House History offers a wide variety of educational resources for learners of all ages. Content includes classroom resource packets, reading lists, virtual tours of the White House, short educational videos, historical essays, and a digital library of White House and presidential images.
About Us - White House Historical Association
网页About the Association. The White House Historical Association is a private, nonprofit, educational organization founded by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961 to help the White House collect and exhibit the very best artifacts of American history and culture.
A Tour of the White House
网页A Tour of the White House. In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy resolved to make the White House a “living museum” by restoring the historic integrity of the public rooms and displaying the very best of American artwork, furniture, and décor. In order to fulfill her vision, Mrs. Kennedy founded the White House Historical Association, a ...
Presidents - White House Historical Association
网页1978年9月17日 · Passover Celebrations in the White House. On December 9, 1805, President Thomas Jefferson hosted what is believed to be the first ifṭār dinner, breaking the Muslim fast of Ramadan precisely at sunset.1 President Jefferson’s guest of honor, Sultan Soliman Melimeli, was the Tunisian envoy to the United States, whose official visit had …
The Presidents Timeline - White House Historical Association
网页Page The Presidents and the Theatre. Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeThe Man Who Came to Dinner at the White House: Alexander Woollcott Visits the Roosevelts, Mary Jo Binker The Curse of the Presidential Musical: Mr. President and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Amy HendersonFord's Theatre and the White House, William O'Brien The …
Building the White House
网页When First Lady Michelle Obama delivered this powerful statement during a speech before the Democratic National Convention on July 25, 2016, she shed light on a less discussed element of White House history. Enslaved people were involved in every aspect of White House construction—from the quarrying of stone, to the cutting of timber, to the …
The Presidents - White House Historical Association
网页Popular Topics. Have a topic you’d like to know more about? Search our site by some of the most popular White House history subjects. Slavery in the President's Neighborhood Stories of Slavery & Freedom; Presidents Learn about Presidents; First Ladies Learn about First Ladies and Hostesses; First Family Life Life in the White House; Architecture …
Significant Events - White House Historical Association
网页Origins of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an 'egg roll' party. Held on the South Lawn, it is one of the oldest annual events in White House history. Some historians note that First Lady Dolley Madison originally suggested the idea of a public egg roll ...